Name: Lemon Dill Dressing
Ingredients: ½ cup dry white wine; 1 tablespoon lemon peel; 2 tablespoons fresh dill; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 2 cloves garlic; 1 tablespoons Dijon mustard; ½ teaspoon coarsely ground pepper

Why it works: Lemon and dill match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 976 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Lemon Dill Dressing

Ingredients

Directions

Place everything in food processor or blender.
Mix until smooth.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

173Calories

1 gProtein

14 gFat

8 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Wine	2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)	25
Lemon	juice of 1 lemon (48ml)	12
Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Dill	5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried	4
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Mustard	1 tsp (5g) yellow	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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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.

Lemon + dilltop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together976 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Dill + mustardtop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together560 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together25,665 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Lemon + peppertop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together27,047 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).
Dill + peppertop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,630 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

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

What each ingredient does

Dry white wine: Adds acidity and aroma that brighten the dressing.
Olive oil: Provides fat that emulsifies with the other liquids for a smooth, rich texture.
Dijon mustard: Acts as an emulsifier that helps hold the oil and liquids together.
Garlic: Contributes pungent aroma and sharpness to the dressing.

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (white wine, lemon, dill, olive, garlic, mustard, pepper):

Thymefits better
Parsleyfits better
Tarragonfits better
Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against white wine, lemon, dill, olive, garlic, mustard, pepper. 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.