Name: French Onion Dip
Ingredients: 1/2 cup mayonnaise; 2 cups sour cream; 1 packet Knorr french onion soup mix

Why it works: Cream and onion are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 18% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 10,827 recipes. Both carry 2-nonanone, which smells fruity, floral. The science ↓

French Onion Dip

Time1 hour

Ingredients

1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 cups sour cream
1 packet Knorr french onion soup mix

Directions

Stir all ingredients until well mixed.
Cover and chill 1 hour.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

222Calories

24 gProtein

6 gFat

17 gCarbs

Counts 3 of 4 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 3 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Soup	not in our table	0

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

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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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.

Cream + oniontop 18% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together10,827 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonanone (fruity, floral).

Cream and onion barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 10,827 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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

What each ingredient does

Mayonnaise: Adds richness and a smooth, creamy body to the dip.
Sour cream: Provides the main creamy base and a tangy flavour.
French onion soup mix: Supplies the dominant onion and savoury seasoning flavour.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.