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Jenny's Sweet Waldorf Salad

"I couldn't ever find the perfect Waldorf salad - one that wasn't too mayonaise-y tasting, yet one that still held enough of the original flavor to be called a Waldorf. So I mixed and matched and experimented, and finally came up with a perfect twist on the classic Waldorf Salad recipe. Now I get requests for it at every family get together!"

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Jenny's Sweet Waldorf Salad

Why it works: Apple and pear match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 649 recipes. Both carry isoamyl acetate, which smells banana, fruity. The science ↓

Jenny's Sweet Waldorf Salad

8 servings
Prep20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

578Calories
27 gProtein
8 gFat
111 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Asian Pear1 medium (178g)101
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Apple1 medium (182g)95
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Green Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Celery1 stalk (40g)6
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6

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. Apple + peartop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together649 recipes

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).

  2. Apple + grapetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,659 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).

  3. Almond + raisintop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,781 recipes

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

  4. Pear + grapetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together252 recipes

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).

  5. Almond + grapetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,435 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-methylbutanol (malty, whiskey).

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

Swap the celery

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (apple, pear, almond, raisin, grape, yogurt, sugar):

  1. Cinnamonfits better
  2. Clovefits better
  3. Nutmegfits better
  4. Celerythe original

Fit is the average pairing score against apple, pear, almond, raisin, grape, yogurt, sugar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.