Do they lead to confusion?

Question

I have a couple of related questions about a couple of the passages that could be potentially confusing or misleading.

First, "et mélangez-la avec l'oignon et l'ail finement hachés," ... it's clear in writing, but not necessarily in speech, that "finely chopped" refers to both the onion & the garlic.

Secondly, "le thym, le persil, l'ognon pays et une pincée de sel et de poivre.": I looked this up on the web, & apparently the "pinch of" refers to both the salt and the pepper. So, how do you know that? Because, would "a pinch of salt & some pepper" be expressed "une pincée de sel et du poivre"?

Cécile Janty-Davies · Accepted Answer

Bonjour Sydney,
I am not sure of what confusion you speak of. I have followed many recipes, both in French and English, and I cannot find one in this one.
The passage you refer to goes back to -
Mélangez-la (la morue émiettée) avec = Mix the flaked cod with 
1. l'oignon et l'ail finement hachés = the finally chopped onion and garlic
2. le thym, le persil, l'oignon pays = the thyme, the parsley and the chives
3. ET une pincée de sel et de poivre = and a pinch of salt & pepper 
Sounds delicious to me!