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Beet, Corn and Quinoa Salad

By whatsgabycooking · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Beet, Corn and Quinoa Salad

Why it works: Quinoa and shallot share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 25 recipes. Both carry 2-octenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓

Beet, Corn and Quinoa Salad

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

843Calories
50 gProtein
42 gFat
68 gCarbs

Counts 13 of 14 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 13 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Quinoa1 cup cooked (185g)222
Chicken100g cooked165
Vegetable1 tbsp (14g)120
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Corn1/2 cup kernels (82g)77
Beet1/2 cup (85g)35
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Champagnenot 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.

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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. Quinoa + shallottop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together25 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-octenal (fatty, green).

  2. Olive + basiltop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,063 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  3. Quinoa + olivetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together465 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-heptenal (green).

  4. Corn + basiltop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together263 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  5. Quinoa + corntop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together72 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-heptenal (green).

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

Swap the basil

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (quinoa, chicken, olive, corn, shallot, champagne, vinegar):

  1. Tarragonfits better
  2. Garlicfits better
  3. Capersfits better
  4. Basilthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against quinoa, chicken, olive, corn, shallot, champagne, vinegar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.