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Southern Coleslaw

"This is a quick and original coleslaw for people who don't like mayonnaise that is made with tomato and lime juice."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Southern Coleslaw

Why it works: Pepper and lime match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,491 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Southern Coleslaw

8 servings
Prep5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

39Calories
2 gProtein
0 gFat
10 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
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.

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

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

  2. Tomato + peppertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,923 recipes

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

  3. Tomato + limetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,878 recipes

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

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

Swap the tomato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pepper, lime):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Sweet potatofits better
  3. Spinachfits better
  4. Tomatothe original

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