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Creamy Cauliflower Salad

"This cauliflower, tossed in a sweet and slightly sour dressing with lots of other goodies, is sure to be a crowd pleaser!"

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Creamy Cauliflower Salad

Why it works: Grape and tomato match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,002 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Creamy Cauliflower Salad

4 - 6 servings
Prep15 min
Cook15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

437Calories
22 gProtein
19 gFat
49 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3

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

By allrecipes. 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. Grape + tomatotop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,002 recipes

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

  2. Cauliflower + lemontop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together179 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  3. Cauliflower + tomatotop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together91 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

  4. Tomato + lemontop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,592 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  5. Tomato + cheddar cheesetop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,865 recipes

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

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

Swap the cauliflower

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (grape, tomato, cheddar cheese, egg, sugar, vinegar, lemon):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Cucumberfits better
  3. Broccolifits better
  4. Cauliflowerthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against grape, tomato, cheddar cheese, egg, sugar, vinegar, lemon. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.