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Zucchini Miso

"Thin slices of fresh zucchini are tossed with a fragrant Asian-style dressing in this delicious summer salad."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 13 ingredients
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Zucchini Miso

Why it works: Sesame and miso work together. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 121 recipes. Both carry acetic acid, which smells sour, vinegar. The science ↓

Zucchini Miso

6 servings
Prep15 min
Cook5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

459Calories
36 gProtein
19 gFat
36 gCarbs

Counts 11 of 12 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Sesame1 tbsp (14g)120
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Miso1 tbsp (18g)34
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Cilantro1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)1
Saucenot in our table0

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. Sesame + misotop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together121 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

  2. Sesame + ricetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together984 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  3. Chicken + ricetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,769 recipes

    Shared aroma: (e,e)-2,4-decadienal (fatty, deep fried).

  4. Sesame + limetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together431 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

  5. Rice + limetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,014 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

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

Swap the lime

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sesame, chicken, miso, sauce, rice, vinegar, sugar):

  1. Avocadofits better
  2. Coconutfits about as well
  3. Limethe original
  4. Lemonfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against sesame, chicken, miso, sauce, rice, vinegar, sugar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.