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Spicy Bok Choy Slaw

"This is not for the weak stomach; this spicy slaw is a nice addition when you want to add a side dish with an Asian flair. Refrigerate salad for at least an hour, but 24 is better to allow flavors to set. Serve by itself or on an Asian salad. Also makes a good spring roll filling. "

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Spicy Bok Choy Slaw

Why it works: Cucumber and mustard match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,281 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Spicy Bok Choy Slaw

10 servings
Prep30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

185Calories
5 gProtein
1 gFat
43 gCarbs

Counts 11 of 12 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cherry Pepper1 cup (138g)87
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Agave1 tsp (7g)21
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Bok Choy1 cup (70g)9
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Jalapeno Pepper1 pepper (14g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Syrupnot 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. Cucumber + mustardtop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,281 recipes

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

  2. Carrot + peppertop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14,555 recipes

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

  3. Cucumber + cherrytop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together331 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  4. Cucumber + carrottop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,215 recipes

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

  5. Carrot + cherrytop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together166 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

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

Swap the jalapeno

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cucumber, carrot, cherry, pepper, apple cider vinegar, mustard, sauce):

  1. Dillfits better
  2. Tarragonfits better
  3. Celeryfits better
  4. Jalapenothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cucumber, carrot, cherry, pepper, apple cider vinegar, mustard, sauce. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.