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Gruyere and Mushroom Pasta Salad

"I created this recipe as I was using up leftover ingredients, and it was a delicious surprise! The dressing gives it just the right amount of tanginess, while the Gruyere, mushrooms, arugula, and dill combine for a mouthwatering flavor!"

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Why it works: Garlic and gruyere cheese work together. They rank in the top 10% of all ingredient pairs, and 115 recipes mention both. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

The recipe

4 servings
Prep15 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Contains: milk, wheat (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

Directions

Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.

  1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the fusilli and cook until al dente, about 10 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water until cool.

  2. While the pasta cooks, whisk together the olive oil, red wine vinegar, minced garlic, salt and black pepper in a large bowl.

  3. Stir the minced dill into the dressing.

  4. Add the drained cooked pasta to the bowl and toss to coat evenly.

  5. Add the drained sliced mushrooms, diced red onion, arugula and shredded Gruyere. Toss gently until combined.

  6. Cover and chill for at least 30 minutes so the flavors meld before serving.

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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Garlic + gruyere cheesetop 10% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together115 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  2. Olive + garlictop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together23,449 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Dill + peppertop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,630 recipes

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

  4. Red wine + mushroomtop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together720 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-methylphenol (smoky, clove).

  5. Pasta + garlictop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together2,077 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

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

Flavor stand-ins for the dill

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pasta, olive, red wine, vinegar, garlic, pepper, mushroom):

  1. Thymebetter flavor fit
  2. Rosemarybetter flavor fit
  3. Basilbetter flavor fit
  4. Dillthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pasta, olive, red wine, vinegar, garlic, pepper, mushroom. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).