Name: Spiced Plum Salad Dressing
Ingredients: 1 x 4-ounce jar plum baby food-usually with tapioca; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 1 teaspoon Chinese 5 spice powder or garam masala; ½ teaspoon garlic powder; water; white pepper

Why it works: Plum and garlic are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 12% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,072 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Spiced Plum Salad Dressing

Ingredients

1 x 4-ounce jar plum baby food-usually with tapioca
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon Chinese 5 spice powder or garam masala
½ teaspoon garlic powder
water
white pepper

Directions

Mix together the baby food and seasonings.
Thin with water to desired consistency for pouring, dipping, etc.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

49Calories

2 gProtein

0 gFat

11 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Plum	1 medium (66g)	30
Soy Sauce	1 tbsp (15ml)	9
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Water	not in our table	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.

Plum + garlictop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,072 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Sauce + garlictop 22% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together5,007 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Garlic + white peppertop 27% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together624 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyraldehyde (malty, chocolate).
Plum + saucetop 29% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together197 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Plum + white peppertop 32% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together19 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

What each ingredient does

Plum baby food: Provides fruity sweetness and body that forms the base of the dressing.
Soy sauce: Adds salty, savory depth that balances the sweetness of the plum.