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Tomato Vinaigrette

"A low-fat tomato vinaigrette recipe. Try it over crisp green or even over pasta, yum!"

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Tomato Vinaigrette

Why it works: Basil and thyme match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,768 recipes. Both carry terpineol, which smells pine, woody. The science ↓

Tomato Vinaigrette

4 servings
Prep5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

33Calories
2 gProtein
0 gFat
6 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1

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. Basil + thymetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,768 recipes

    Shared aroma: terpineol (pine, woody).

  2. Tomato + basiltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,979 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  3. Thyme + mustardtop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together913 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  4. Tomato + thymetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,370 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

  5. Vinegar + mustardtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together14,067 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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

Swap the mustard

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (tomato, white wine, vinegar, basil, thyme):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Shallotfits better
  3. Eggplantfits better
  4. Mustardthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against tomato, white wine, vinegar, basil, thyme. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.