Name: Ranch Dressing
Ingredients: 1 cup mayonnaise; 1½ tsp dried onion flakes; 1 tsp Accent; ¼ tsp garlic; 1 cup buttermilk; 1 tbsp dried parsley; 1 scant teaspoon onion salt; ¼ tsp salt

Why it works: Onion and garlic 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 ↓

Ranch Dressing

Ingredients

Directions

Mix all ingredients together and store in refrigerator until ready to use.
May prepare ahead.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

276Calories

16 gProtein

13 gFat

24 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
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.

Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together29,058 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
Garlic + parsleytop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together9,308 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Onion + parsleytop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together25,843 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Garlic + buttermilktop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together285 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Buttermilk + parsleytop 26% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together138 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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

What each ingredient does

Mayonnaise: Provides the creamy body and rich fat that give the dressing its thick texture.
Buttermilk: Thins the mayonnaise to a pourable consistency and adds a mild tang.
Dried onion flakes: Add savory onion flavor that rehydrates gently in the creamy base.