Name: Cucumber-Carrot Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 1/4 cup seasoned rice vinegar; 1 teaspoon white sugar; 1/2 teaspoon vegetable oil; 1/4 teaspoon grated peeled ginger; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 cup sliced carrot; 2 tablespoons sliced green onion; 2 tablespoons minced red bell pepper; 1/2 cucumber - halved lengthwise, seeded, and sliced

Why it works: Ginger and carrot match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,377 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Cucumber-Carrot Salad

2 servings

Prep15 min

Ingredients

1/4 cup seasoned rice vinegar
1 teaspoon white sugar
1/2 teaspoon vegetable oil
1/4 teaspoon grated peeled ginger
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup sliced carrot
2 tablespoons sliced green onion
2 tablespoons minced red bell pepper
1/2 cucumber - halved lengthwise, seeded, and sliced

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

289Calories

4 gProtein

14 gFat

39 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Green Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Red Bell Pepper	1 medium (119g)	31
Carrot	1 medium (61g)	25
Cucumber	1/2 cup sliced (52g)	16
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Ginger	1 tsp grated fresh (2g)	2
Salt	1 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.

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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.

Ginger + carrottop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,377 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Rice + cucumbertop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together734 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).
Carrot + peppertop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together14,555 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Carrot + oniontop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together21,601 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Rice + carrottop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,477 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

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

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rice, vinegar, sugar, ginger, carrot, pepper, cucumber):

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Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against rice, vinegar, sugar, ginger, carrot, pepper, cucumber. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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