Name: Low-calorie Buttermilk Dressing
Ingredients: 2 cup lowfat cottage cheese; 1 cup buttermilk; 1 tbsp red wine vinegar; 2 tbsp parsley, chopped; 10 garlic, chopped; 1/4 tsp salt

Why it works: Parsley and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 9,308 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Low-calorie Buttermilk Dressing

Ingredients

Directions

Mix cottage cheese until smooth.
Add remaining ingredients and blend.
Store in refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

255Calories

19 gProtein

12 gFat

17 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Cottage Cheese	1/2 cup (113g) 2%	98
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Parsley	1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)	1
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.

Parsley + garlictop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together9,308 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Red wine + vinegartop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together575 recipes

Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).
Vinegar + garlictop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together9,115 recipes

Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).
Buttermilk + garlictop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together285 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Red wine + garlictop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,319 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

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

What each ingredient does

Lowfat cottage cheese: Provides a creamy, thick body and bulk to the dressing.
Buttermilk: Adds tangy flavor and loosens the dressing to a pourable consistency.
Red wine vinegar: Adds acidity that brightens the flavor and balances the creaminess.
Garlic: Contributes pungent aroma and savory flavor.

Swap the parsley

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cottage cheese, buttermilk, red wine, vinegar, garlic):

Dillfits better
Thymefits better
Rosemaryfits about as well
Parsleythe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cottage cheese, buttermilk, red wine, vinegar, garlic. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“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.