Name: Yogurt Cheese Dressing
Ingredients: 1 cup yogurt or buttermilk; 1 1/2 cup yogurt cheese; 2 3 t vinegar; 2 3 garlic cloves, minced; 1 tsp dried dill weed; salt and pepper to taste

Why it works: Dill and pepper match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,630 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Yogurt Cheese Dressing

Ingredients

Directions

Fatfree digest [volume 9 issue 42] aug. 2, 1994

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

379Calories

33 gProtein

18 gFat

22 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Dill	5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried	4
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	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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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.

Dill + peppertop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,630 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Clove + peppertop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together17,451 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).
Garlic + peppertop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together27,090 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Clove + dilltop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together187 recipes

Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).
Garlic + dilltop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together943 recipes

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

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

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (yogurt, cheese, vinegar, garlic, dill, pepper):

Corianderfits better
Parsleyfits better
Tarragonfits better
Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against yogurt, cheese, vinegar, garlic, dill, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.