Name: Escarole Salad with Apples, Candied Walnuts, and Saint André Cheese
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided; 1 Granny Smith apple, cored, cut into 1/3-inch-thick wedges; 1/2 cup walnut halves; 1 tablespoon sugar; 3 tablespoons chopped shallots; 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar; 1 8-ounce head of escarole, cut into 3/4-inch-thick strips (6 cups packed); 1 cup thinly sliced radicchio; 2 1/2-inch-thick slices Saint André cheese

Why it works: Walnut and shallot match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 440 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Escarole Salad with Apples, Candied Walnuts, and Saint André Cheese

Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
1 Granny Smith apple, cored, cut into 1/3-inch-thick wedges
1/2 cup walnut halves
1 tablespoon sugar
3 tablespoons chopped shallots
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
1 8-ounce head of escarole, cut into 3/4-inch-thick strips (6 cups packed)
1 cup thinly sliced radicchio
2 1/2-inch-thick slices Saint André cheese

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

449Calories

9 gProtein

26 gFat

49 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients. The other 1 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
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Apple	1 medium (182g)	95
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Walnut	1 walnut half (4g)	26
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Radicchio	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.

By epicurious. 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.

Walnut + shallottop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together440 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Olive + walnuttop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,087 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).
Olive + shallottop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,659 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Apple + cheesetop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together294 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Olive + cheesetop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,802 recipes

Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

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

Swap the shallot

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, apple, walnut, sugar, apple cider vinegar, cheese):

Capsicumfits better
Mustardfits better
Lettucefits better
Shallotthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, apple, walnut, sugar, apple cider vinegar, cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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