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Turner Estate Salad Seasoning

A blend of Parmesan cheese, salt, sesame seeds, poppy seeds, celery seed, garlic powder, black pepper, cayenne pepper, onion powder, dill seed, and basil.

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Why it works: Garlic and onion match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,058 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓

Turner Estate Salad Seasoning

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Combine all ingredients and store in a cool dry place.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

303Calories
13 gProtein
22 gFat
17 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Sesame1 tbsp (14g)120
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Celery Seed1 stalk (40g)6
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Dill Seed5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Poppy Seednot in our table0

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

Recipe from the Recipes Wiki (Fandom).

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.

  1. Garlic + oniontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  2. Celery + dilltop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together382 recipes

    Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).

  3. Sesame + oniontop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,192 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).

  4. Pepper + dilltop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,630 recipes

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

  5. Sesame + garlictop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,000 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

Parmesan cheese
Adds savory, salty flavor and a little umami richness to the blend.
Sesame seeds
Add a toasty, nutty aroma and crunch to the seasoning.
Poppy seeds
Add a crunchy texture and a mild, nutty flavor.

Swap the poppy seed

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (parmesan cheese, sesame, celery, garlic, pepper, onion, dill):

  1. Parsleyfits better
  2. Fennelfits better
  3. Basilfits better
  4. Poppy seedthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against parmesan cheese, sesame, celery, garlic, pepper, onion, dill. 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.

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