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Fresh Broccoli Salad

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Fresh Broccoli Salad

Why it works: Broccoli and almond match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 206 recipes. Both carry nonanal, which smells fat, citrus. The science ↓

Fresh Broccoli Salad

8 to 10 servings
Prep15 min
Cook15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

341Calories
15 gProtein
10 gFat
51 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
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.

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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. Broccoli + almondtop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together206 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

  2. Raisin + almondtop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,781 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonanone (fruity, floral).

  3. Broccoli + oniontop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,294 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. White wine + vinegartop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,776 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  5. Onion + white winetop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,535 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 raisin

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (broccoli, onion, almond, sugar, white wine, vinegar):

  1. Avocadofits better
  2. Plumfits better
  3. Cherryfits better
  4. Raisinthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against broccoli, onion, almond, sugar, white wine, vinegar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.