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Texas Ranch Potato Salad

"This is not your usual mustard mayo potato salad. These potatoes are slathered in a rich ranch dressing and bacon pieces. My family and friends love this potato salad! It is requested at every cook-out."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Texas Ranch Potato Salad

Why it works: Onion and potato are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 9,023 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Texas Ranch Potato Salad

16 servings
Prep30 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

399Calories
15 gProtein
17 gFat
48 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Ranch1 tbsp (15g) dressing73
Green Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43

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. Onion + potatotop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9,023 recipes

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

  2. Ranch + oniontop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together212 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonanone (fruity, floral).

  3. Ranch + potatotop 24% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together48 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy).

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