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Mustard Dill Dressing

"This is an excellent dressing, for salads or n for flavoring other recipes. It stores well. Marjoram, tarragon, basil, and/or black pepper may be added or substituted."

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Mustard Dill Dressing

Why it works: Thyme and dill match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 164 recipes. Both carry methyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells apple, fatty. The science ↓

Mustard Dill Dressing

2 cups
Prep15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

392Calories
19 gProtein
29 gFat
15 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By allrecipes. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Thyme + dilltop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together164 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

  2. Mustard + dilltop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together560 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  3. Thyme + olivetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,948 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

  4. Mustard + thymetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together913 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  5. Mustard + vinegartop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together14,067 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the dill

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (mustard, white wine, vinegar, thyme, olive, parmesan cheese, evaporated milk):

  1. Garlicfits better
  2. Tarragonfits better
  3. Basilfits better
  4. Dillthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against mustard, white wine, vinegar, thyme, olive, parmesan cheese, evaporated milk. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.