Name: Reuben Salad
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 1 cup rye berries; 1 large head green cabbage (about 2 pounds); 2 tablespoons salt; 1/2 pound thick-cut deli pastrami, cut into 1/4-inch dice; 1/2 pound thick-cut Swiss cheese, diced to match the pastrami; 6 tablespoons mayonnaise (regular, low-fat, light, or fat-free); 2 tablespoons pickle relish; 1 tablespoon ketchup; 3 tablespoons cider vinegar

Why it works: Cider and vinegar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,431 recipes. Both carry 4-ethyl-2-methoxyphenol, which smells smoky, clove. The science ↓

Reuben Salad

Serves 8

Ingredients

1 cup rye berries
1 large head green cabbage (about 2 pounds)
2 tablespoons salt
1/2 pound thick-cut deli pastrami, cut into 1/4-inch dice
1/2 pound thick-cut Swiss cheese, diced to match the pastrami
6 tablespoons mayonnaise (regular, low-fat, light, or fat-free)
2 tablespoons pickle relish
1 tablespoon ketchup
3 tablespoons cider vinegar

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

316Calories

19 gProtein

15 gFat

28 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 9 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Swiss Cheese	1 oz (28g)	108
Rye	1 slice (32g)	83
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Green Cabbage	1 cup shredded (89g)	22
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Relish	not in our table	0
Cider	not in our table	0

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.

Cider + vinegartop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,431 recipes

Shared aroma: 4-ethyl-2-methoxyphenol (smoky, clove).
Cabbage + vinegartop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,924 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Cabbage + cidertop 16% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together306 recipes

Shared aroma: hexan-1-ol (green, grassy).
Swiss cheese + vinegartop 19% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together50 recipes

Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, pear).
Swiss cheese + cidertop 20% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together5 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

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

Swap the cabbage

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rye, swiss cheese, ketchup, cider, vinegar):

Mustardfits better
Horseradishfits better
Capsicumfits better
Cabbagethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against rye, swiss cheese, ketchup, cider, vinegar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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