Name: Bow Tie and Broccoli Salad
Yield: serves 6
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon sesame oil; 1/2 cup golden raisins; 1/3 cup sunflower seeds; 3 tablespoons sesame seeds; 4 large stalks fresh broccoli, chopped into small florets, cooked, drained, and chilled; 4 cups bow tie noodles, cooked, drained, and chilled; 2/3 cup Hellmann's mayonnaise

Why it works: Sesame and broccoli match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 372 recipes. Both carry 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol, which smells clove, smoky. The science ↓

Bow Tie and Broccoli Salad

serves 6

Ingredients

1 tablespoon sesame oil
1/2 cup golden raisins
1/3 cup sunflower seeds
3 tablespoons sesame seeds
4 large stalks fresh broccoli, chopped into small florets, cooked, drained, and chilled
4 cups bow tie noodles, cooked, drained, and chilled
2/3 cup Hellmann's mayonnaise

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

480Calories

16 gProtein

34 gFat

34 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 5 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Sunflower Seed	1 oz (28g) hulled	165
Sesame	1 tbsp (14g)	120
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Grape	1/2 cup (76g)	62
Broccoli	1 cup chopped (156g)	55

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.

Sesame + broccolitop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together372 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).
Sesame + sunflowertop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together172 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Sunflower + broccolitop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together146 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-hexenal (green, leafy).
Raisin + broccolitop 23% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together7 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Sesame + raisintop 29% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).

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

Swap the raisin

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sesame, sunflower, broccoli):

Avocadofits better
Limefits better
Coconutfits better
Raisinthe original

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

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