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Citrus-Arugula Salad

One whole orange brings a clean flavor to this arugula salad

By bonappetit · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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Citrus-Arugula Salad

Why it works: Orange and pepper match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 10% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,402 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Citrus-Arugula Salad

4 servings

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

73Calories
2 gProtein
0 gFat
17 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Arugula1 cup (20g)5
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.

By bonappetit. 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. Orange + peppertop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,402 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  2. Arugula + peppertop 23% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together508 recipes

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

  3. Orange + arugulatop 29% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together41 recipes

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

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

Swap the arugula

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (orange, pepper):

  1. Carrotfits better
  2. Capsicumfits better
  3. Tomatofits better
  4. Arugulathe original

Fit is the average pairing score against orange, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.