Name: Sufferin’ Succotash Corn Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons barbeque sauce; 2 tablespoons rice vinegar; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 2 ears corn, kernels cut from cob; 1 large red bell pepper, diced; 4 green onions, chopped; 1 (14.5 ounce) can white beans, drained and rinsed; 1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste

Why it works: Corn and beans match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,211 recipes. Both carry 2,3-pentanedione, which smells butter, sweet. The science ↓

Sufferin’ Succotash Corn Salad

6 servings

Prep15 min

Ingredients

2 tablespoons barbeque sauce
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 ears corn, kernels cut from cob
1 large red bell pepper, diced
4 green onions, chopped
1 (14.5 ounce) can white beans, drained and rinsed
1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

280Calories

5 gProtein

15 gFat

35 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 9 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Corn	1/2 cup kernels (82g)	77
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Bell Pepper	1 medium (119g)	31
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Sauce	not in our table	0
Bean	not in our table	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.

Corn + beanstop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,211 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).
Rice + beanstop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,017 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).
Rice + corntop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together933 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
Onion + beanstop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together5,242 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Rice + oniontop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together10,433 recipes

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

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

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sauce, rice, vinegar, corn, pepper, beans):

Capsicumfits better
Tomatofits better
Mustardfits better
Onionthe original

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

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