Name: Orange and Fennel Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 (6 ounce) package DOLE® Tender Garden Blend; 2 oranges, peeled and cut in half slices; 1 fennel bulb, trimmed, cored and thinly sliced lengthwise; 8 pitted Kalamata olives, cut in half; Orange Vinaigrette (recipe below)

Why it works: Orange and fennel work together. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 201 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Orange and Fennel Salad

4 servings

Prep20 min

Ingredients

1 (6 ounce) package DOLE® Tender Garden Blend
2 oranges, peeled and cut in half slices
1 fennel bulb, trimmed, cored and thinly sliced lengthwise
8 pitted Kalamata olives, cut in half
Orange Vinaigrette (recipe below)

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

93Calories

2 gProtein

1 gFat

22 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 3 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Orange	1 medium (131g)	62
Fennel Bulb	1/2 bulb (87g)	27
Olive	1 large (4g)	4

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.

Orange + fenneltop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together201 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
Fennel + olivetop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,344 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
Orange + olivetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,456 recipes

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

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 (fennel, olive):

Lemonfits better
Limefits about as well
Avocadofits about as well
Orangethe original

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

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