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Ramen Slaw

"This is super quick slaw that is a favorite for potlucks."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Ramen Slaw

Why it works: Broccoli and almond match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 206 recipes. Both carry nonanal, which smells fat, citrus. The science ↓

Ramen Slaw

8 servings
Prep15 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

442Calories
11 gProtein
29 gFat
40 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Sunflower Seed1 oz (28g) hulled165
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3

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. Broccoli + almondtop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together206 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

  2. Sunflower + almondtop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together165 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  3. Broccoli + sunflowertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together146 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-hexenal (green, leafy).

  4. Broccoli + oniontop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,294 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  5. Sunflower + canola oiltop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together38 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

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

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (broccoli, sunflower, almond, canola oil, sugar, white wine, vinegar):

  1. Mustardfits better
  2. Shallotfits better
  3. Beetrootfits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against broccoli, sunflower, almond, canola oil, sugar, white wine, vinegar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.