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Light Green Goddess Dressing Recipe

Say you’ve gone and whipped a two-cup batch of homemade mayonnaise. As wonderful as it is, you realize that you’re not going to be able to use up the whole thing...

By chow · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Why it works: Parsley and pepper match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 34,122 recipes. Both carry 4'-methylacetophenone, which smells bitter almond. The science ↓

Light Green Goddess Dressing Recipe

about 2 cups

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

399Calories
53 gProtein
16 gFat
8 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Anchovy100g210
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Chives1 tbsp (3g)1
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1

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

By chow. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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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. Parsley + peppertop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together34,122 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  2. Chive + parsleytop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,150 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. White wine + vinegartop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,776 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  4. Chive + peppertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,885 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  5. Yogurt + chivetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together365 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

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

Swap the chive

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (yogurt, white wine, vinegar, parsley, anchovy, pepper):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Shallotfits about as well
  3. Chivethe original
  4. Potatofits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against yogurt, white wine, vinegar, parsley, anchovy, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.