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Key Ingredient: Duke’s Mayonnaise

By: Hannah Lee Leidy

The Secret’s in the Sauce

With its cult-like following and range of versatility, this regional mayonnaise should be a big part of your everyday summer pantry 

While all mayonnaise can be used across a range of dishes—you’ll find it in dips, dressings, cobblers, and cakes—we’re partial to one that elevates the flavors surrounding it. Whether you like Duke’s Mayonnaise for its creamy texture, tangy bite, or sense of nostalgia, the sauce itself is a masterful partner for summer cooking—especially since it lacks the added sugar others mayos bring to the table. Here, Duke’s is used to baste raw stone fruit before it’s placed on the grill, which protects the fruit’s flesh so that it doesn’t fall apart on the grates, while also giving it a caramelized glaze. A flourish of sharp feta and fresh basil brings out the tang of the spread, too.

Grilled Peaches

By Duke’s Kitchen

Date Published: 06.21.21
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About The Author

Hannah Lee Leidy

Hannah Lee Leidy is a food writer and editor based in the Carolinas. She is currently the digital content editor for Our State magazine, a position she came into following her time at The Local Palate. Her contributions have appeared in Condé Nast Traveler, Bon Appétit, Epicurious, Culture, and Eater. She’s spent time working in restaurants in both front and back of house positions, doing everything from burning gateaux to expediting to shaking a Manhattan (don’t worry, this only happened once). An avid curd nerd, her favorite beat is reporting on boutique cheese makers; she’ll sniff out every creamery near and far whenever traveling. When not parenting a Bernese mountain pup named Ava, you’ll find her running or working on her lamination technique.

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