Name: Bittersweet Salad Dressing
Ingredients: 1 cup mayonnaise (Miracle Whip would give it a sweeter taste); 2 cups heavy whipping cream; 2 tablespoons vinegar (I use apple cider vinegar, but you could also use white vinegar; white vinegar gives it more of that)

Why it works: Vinegar and apple cider vinegar share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 16% of all ingredient pairs. Both carry sotolon, which smells curry, maple. The science ↓

Bittersweet Salad Dressing

Ingredients

1 cup mayonnaise (Miracle Whip would give it a sweeter taste)
2 cups heavy whipping cream
2 tablespoons vinegar (I use apple cider vinegar, but you could also use white vinegar; white vinegar gives it more of that)

Directions

Put mayonnaise into a medium-sized mixing bowl.
Pour heavy whipping cream into the bowl with mayonnaise, then stir until well blended.
Stir in vinegar and season to taste.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

132Calories

7 gProtein

11 gFat

1 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 3 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3

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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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.

Vinegar + apple cider vinegartop 16% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together0 recipes

Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).
Cream + vinegartop 25% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,064 recipes

Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).
Cream + apple cider vinegartop 32% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together25 recipes

Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

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

What each ingredient does

Mayonnaise: Provides the creamy base and tangy, emulsified body of the dressing.
Heavy whipping cream: Adds richness and a smooth, pourable creaminess that thins the mayonnaise.
Vinegar: Adds acidity that brightens the dressing and balances its richness.

“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.