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Shaved Fennel and Arugula Salad

By epicurious · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Shaved Fennel and Arugula Salad

Why it works: Lemon and fennel match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 723 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Shaved Fennel and Arugula Salad

Makes 8 servings

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

490Calories
41 gProtein
32 gFat
12 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Anchovy100g210
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Fennel Bulb1/2 bulb (87g)27
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Arugula1 cup (20g)5
Olive1 large (4g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
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. Lemon + fenneltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together723 recipes

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

  2. Olive + fenneltop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,344 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Lemon + olivetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,922 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  4. Red wine + parmesan cheesetop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together177 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  5. Red wine + vinegartop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together575 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

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

Swap the arugula

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (lemon, red wine, vinegar, anchovy, olive, fennel, parmesan cheese):

  1. Tomatofits better
  2. Shallotfits better
  3. Broccolifits better
  4. Arugulathe original

Fit is the average pairing score against lemon, red wine, vinegar, anchovy, olive, fennel, parmesan cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.