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Meal-In-One Salad

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Meal-In-One Salad

Why it works: Tarragon and mustard match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 901 recipes. Both carry methyleugenol, which smells clove, spice. The science ↓

Meal-In-One Salad

24 servings
Prep25 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

963Calories
23 gProtein
57 gFat
104 gCarbs

Counts 19 of 21 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 19 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Sunflower Seed1 oz (28g) hulled165
Peanut1 oz (28g)161
Sesame1 tbsp (14g)120
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Banana1 medium (118g)105
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Celery1 stalk (40g)6
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Tarragon1 tsp dried (0.5g)2
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Cidernot in our table0
Poppy Seednot in our table0

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. Tarragon + mustardtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together901 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyleugenol (clove, spice).

  2. Tarragon + dilltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together111 recipes

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

  3. Oregano + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,756 recipes

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

  4. Dill + mustardtop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together560 recipes

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

  5. Oregano + dilltop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together104 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

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

Swap the oregano

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cider, vinegar, sugar, tarragon, garlic, dill, mustard):

  1. Fennelfits better
  2. Capersfits better
  3. Thymefits better
  4. Oreganothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cider, vinegar, sugar, tarragon, garlic, dill, mustard. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.