Adds salt and pepper at the right times (7)
I believe the answer is:
seasons
'times' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to time as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for seasons that I've seen before include "Adds herbs or spices" , "Spring, Summer etc" , "Flavours food" , "There are four of them" , "Divisions of the year" .)