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Ginger Peanut Dressing

A great dressing for an Asian slaw salad. You could dip your raw veggies in it, too.

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Why it works: Sriracha and ginger work together. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and 153 recipes mention both. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

The recipe

Serves 6
Prep5 min
Cook5 min

Ingredients

Contains: peanut, soy, sesame (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

Directions

Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.

  1. Place the peanut butter in a small microwave-safe bowl and warm it for about 10 seconds, just until soft enough to stir smoothly.

  2. Add the honey to the peanut butter and whisk until smooth and fully combined.

  3. Whisk in the ginger paste, garlic powder, salt, soy sauce, sriracha sauce and white vinegar until evenly mixed.

  4. Slowly drizzle in the vegetable oil and toasted sesame oil while whisking constantly so the dressing emulsifies and turns glossy.

  5. Taste the dressing and adjust the seasoning with a little more salt or sriracha if needed.

  6. Transfer the dressing to a jar with a lid, seal it, and refrigerate for about 30 minutes to chill. Shake well before serving.

By tastykitchen. 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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Sriracha + gingertop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together153 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  2. Sesame + peanuttop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together349 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-ethyl-3,6-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).

  3. Sesame + gingertop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together1,531 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

  4. Garlic + peanuttop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together877 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).

  5. Garlic + gingertop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together6,402 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

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

Flavor stand-ins for the sriracha

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (garlic, honey, vinegar, sauce, sesame, peanut, butter):

  1. Gingerbetter flavor fit
  2. Corianderabout as good a flavor fit
  3. Srirachathe original
  4. Pepperabout as good a flavor fit

Fit is the average pairing score against garlic, honey, vinegar, sauce, sesame, peanut, butter. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).