Why it works: Roquefort cheese and vinegar work together. They rank in the top 17% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 30 recipes. Both carry isoamyl acetate, which smells banana, pear. The science ↓
Roquefort Cheese Dressing
Ingredients
Directions
Mash the Roquefort cheese until smooth.
Mix in 1 tablespoon of oil.
Add salt and paprika.
Stir in 3 tablespoons of oil.
Finally, add 1 tablespoon of vinegar.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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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.
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Roquefort cheese + vinegartop 17% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together30 recipes
Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, pear).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
What each ingredient does
- Roquefort cheese
- Provides the main flavor, a sharp salty tang, and a creamy body once mashed smooth.
- Oil
- Adds fat that makes the dressing smooth, rich, and easy to spread or pour.
- Vinegar
- Adds acidity that brightens the dressing and balances the richness of the cheese and oil.
The step that matters
Stir in the oil gradually. Adding the oil in portions to the mashed cheese lets it blend into a smooth, stable emulsion. Adding it all at once can leave the dressing greasy or separated.
“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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