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Spaghetti Salad II

"This is a zesty cold salad that goes well with just about any meal. The proportions can be halved and stays well in the fridge for up to 5 days."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Spaghetti Salad II

Why it works: Broccoli and cauliflower match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 127 recipes. Both carry 4'-methylacetophenone, which smells bitter almond. The science ↓

Spaghetti Salad II

20 servings
Prep15 min
Cook15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

148Calories
5 gProtein
9 gFat
15 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Ranch1 tbsp (15g) dressing73
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Olive1 large (4g)4
Saladnot 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.

By allrecipes. 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. Broccoli + cauliflowertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together127 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  2. Cauliflower + cucumbertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together584 recipes

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

  3. Broccoli + cucumbertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together432 recipes

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

  4. Cucumber + olivetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,611 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyl acetate (fruit).

  5. Broccoli + olivetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,460 recipes

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

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

Swap the cauliflower

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (broccoli, cucumber, olive, ranch):

  1. Lettucefits better
  2. Welsh onionfits better
  3. Mustardfits better
  4. Cauliflowerthe original

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