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Arugula Salad with Lemon-Parmesan Dressing

By epicurious · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Arugula Salad with Lemon-Parmesan Dressing

Why it works: Olive and lemon are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 11,922 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Arugula Salad with Lemon-Parmesan Dressing

Makes about 3 1/2 cups

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

355Calories
14 gProtein
22 gFat
32 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Cherry1 cup (138g)87
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Arugula1 cup (20g)5

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

By epicurious. 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. Olive + lemontop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,922 recipes

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

  2. Olive + cherry tomatotop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together24 recipes

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

  3. Parmesan cheese + olivetop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,233 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  4. Lemon + cherry tomatotop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together7 recipes

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

  5. Parmesan cheese + arugulatop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together116 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

Swap the arugula

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (parmesan cheese, olive, lemon, cherry tomato):

  1. Tomatofits better
  2. Lettucefits better
  3. Spinachfits better
  4. Arugulathe original

Fit is the average pairing score against parmesan cheese, olive, lemon, cherry tomato. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.