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Seriously Simple Seasoning Salt

By epicurious · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Seriously Simple Seasoning Salt

Why it works: Clove and ginger match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 6,038 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Seriously Simple Seasoning Salt

Makes about 3 1/2 cups.

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

77Calories
3 gProtein
1 gFat
16 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
White Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Celery Seed1 stalk (40g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Salt1 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.

By epicurious. 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. Clove + gingertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,038 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Garlic + oniontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  3. Celery + mustardtop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,169 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  4. Mustard + dilltop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together560 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  5. Celery + dilltop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together382 recipes

    Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).

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

Swap the white pepper

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (garlic, clove, onion, celery, ginger, mustard, dill):

  1. Cuminfits better
  2. Turmericfits better
  3. Thymefits better
  4. White pepperthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against garlic, clove, onion, celery, ginger, mustard, dill. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.