Shallot + Almond
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 75 recipes, and they share 205 flavor molecules: the top 5% of all ingredient pairs.
Do shallot and almond go together?
Yes. 75 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 205 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 5% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
Almost everything shallot carries, almond has too: 205 of shallot's 223 flavor molecules also occur in almond. Among the shared key aromas are 2,4-decadienal (seaweed) and eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
What each one brings
shallot
The sulfurous side. Sulfurous notes make up 7% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 3% for almond. It carries 18 molecules almond doesn't have.
almond
The tartness. Sour notes make up 18% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 14% for shallot. It carries 76 molecules shallot doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Capers: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with shallot, top 5% with almond.
- Pistachio: top 2% of pairs with shallot, top 1% with almond.
- Cashew nut: top 1% of pairs with shallot, top 1% with almond.
- Butternut squash: top 1% of pairs with shallot, top 3% with almond.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with shallot and almond
Mostly mains: 1 of the 2 recipes with a course label are mains.
Can you swap one for the other?
Fairly well, for flavor. Each carries most of the other's flavor molecules (92% of shallot's and 73% of almond's are shared). This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 205 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 18 only in shallot and the 76 only in almond.
Shallot and almond questions
Do shallot and almond go together?
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 75 recipes, and they share 205 flavor molecules: the top 5% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do shallot and almond taste good together?
Almost everything shallot carries, almond has too: 205 of shallot's 223 flavor molecules also occur in almond. Among the shared key aromas are 2,4-decadienal (seaweed) and eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
What goes with shallot and almond?
Capers is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with shallot and top 5% with almond. Pistachio and cashew nut also fit both.
What can you make with shallot and almond?
Mostly mains: 1 of the 2 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Berry Blue Salad, Spinach and Strawberry Salad I.
Can I use almond instead of shallot?
Fairly well, for flavor. Each carries most of the other's flavor molecules (92% of shallot's and 73% of almond's are shared). This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
Compare other ingredients
Ranks compare this pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. Molecule counts are what the studies and databases we aggregate have reported for each ingredient: a measure of coverage, not a full census. How we score pairs
Cite this analysis
Compound Kitchen (2026). Compound similarity analysis: Shallot vs Almond. https://compkitchen.com/compare/shallot-vs-almond. Accessed 2026-11-04.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Shallot vs Almond},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/shallot-vs-almond},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
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Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.