Name: Mona-Lisa Onion Dip
Ingredients: 2 x 32 oz containers Stonyfield Farm organic low-fat plain yogurt (to yield 2 cups yogurt cheese); ½ of a fresh small sweet onion or vidalia, grated; ⅛ to ½ tsp garlic powder; 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; ⅛ to ½ tsp white wine vinegar; salt and white pepper to taste; 1 tbsp chives, chopped; 1 tbsp parsley, chopped

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 ↓

Mona-Lisa Onion Dip

Ingredients

2 x 32 oz containers Stonyfield Farm organic low-fat plain yogurt (to yield 2 cups yogurt cheese)
½ of a fresh small sweet onion or vidalia, grated
⅛ to ½ tsp garlic powder
1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
⅛ to ½ tsp white wine vinegar
salt and white pepper to taste
1 tbsp chives, chopped
1 tbsp parsley, chopped

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

391Calories

26 gProtein

24 gFat

19 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 10 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Chive	1 tbsp (3g)	1
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 + olivetop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together25,665 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Yogurt + olivetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,920 recipes

Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).
Onion + olivetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together29,779 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Olive + vinegartop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together12,297 recipes

Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).

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

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (yogurt, cheese, onion, garlic, olive, white wine, vinegar):

Thymefits better
Corianderfits better
Cuminfits better
White pepperthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against yogurt, cheese, onion, garlic, olive, white wine, vinegar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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