Name: Watermelon Tomato Salad with Balsamic Dressing
Prep time: 20 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 1/2 seedless watermelon, cut into 1-inch cubes; 1 large ripe tomato, peeled and diced; 1/4 sweet onion, very thinly sliced; 1 green onion, chopped (optional); 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 2 (1 gram) packets saccharine-based sugar substitute (such as Sweet'N Low®); salt and ground black pepper to taste

Why it works: Tomato and olive are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 15,539 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Watermelon Tomato Salad with Balsamic Dressing

6 servings

Prep20 min

Ingredients

1/2 seedless watermelon, cut into 1-inch cubes
1 large ripe tomato, peeled and diced
1/4 sweet onion, very thinly sliced
1 green onion, chopped (optional)
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 (1 gram) packets saccharine-based sugar substitute (such as Sweet'N Low®)
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

289Calories

3 gProtein

14 gFat

40 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Sugar Substitute	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Watermelon	1 cup diced (152g)	46
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Salt	1 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.

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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.

Tomato + olivetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together15,539 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Tomato + peppertop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together17,923 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Tomato + oniontop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together20,633 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Onion + olivetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together29,779 recipes

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

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together12,297 recipes

Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).

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

Swap the onion

The recipe marks onion as optional. How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (tomato, vinegar, olive, sugar substitute, pepper):

Capsicumfits better
Cucumberfits better
Mustardfits about as well
Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against tomato, vinegar, olive, sugar substitute, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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