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Spicy Gingered Beef and Snap Pea Salad

"Chopped flank steak cooked with garlic and fresh ginger tops fresh salad greens, colorful bell peppers, cucumber, and snap peas dressed with a zesty ginger dressing."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 20 ingredients
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Spicy Gingered Beef and Snap Pea Salad

Why it works: Clove and ginger match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 6,038 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Spicy Gingered Beef and Snap Pea Salad

4 servings
Prep20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

808Calories
39 gProtein
57 gFat
38 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 16 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Beef100g cooked250
Peanut1 oz (28g)161
Sesame1 tbsp (14g)120
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Orange Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Cilantro1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)1
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. Clove + gingertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,038 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Clove + peppertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together17,451 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  3. Garlic + gingertop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together6,402 recipes

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

  4. Garlic + peppertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,090 recipes

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

  5. Ginger + peppertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,800 recipes

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

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

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (canola oil, garlic, ginger, pepper, sauce, rice, vinegar):

  1. Turmericfits better
  2. Corianderfits better
  3. Cuminfits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against canola oil, garlic, ginger, pepper, sauce, rice, vinegar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.