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Black Barley, Fennel, and Radish Salad

By epicurious · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Black Barley, Fennel, and Radish Salad

Why it works: Fennel and dill match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 122 recipes. Both carry 4-methoxybenzaldehyde, which smells sweet, anise. The science ↓

Black Barley, Fennel, and Radish Salad

Makes 6 servings

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

495Calories
8 gProtein
15 gFat
88 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Barley1 cup cooked (157g)193
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Orange Juice1 medium (131g)62
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Fennel Bulb1/2 bulb (87g)27
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Olive1 large (4g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)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.

  1. Fennel + dilltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together122 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).

  2. Fennel + limetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together117 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  3. Lime + dilltop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together106 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  4. Pepper + limetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,491 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  5. Fennel + shallottop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together146 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

Swap the orange

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (barley, fennel, olive, pepper, lime, shallot, dill):

  1. Lemonfits better
  2. Avocadofits better
  3. Cherryfits about as well
  4. Orangethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against barley, fennel, olive, pepper, lime, shallot, dill. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.