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Nancy's Spaghetti Salad

"A salad that can be served as a meal or a side dish."

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Nancy's Spaghetti Salad

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 ↓

Nancy's Spaghetti Salad

10 serving
Prep20 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

426Calories
43 gProtein
14 gFat
31 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Red Onion1 medium (110g)44
Red Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Green Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Olive1 large (4g)4
Salad Dressingnot 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. Tomato + olivetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,539 recipes

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

  2. Tomato + cucumbertop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,405 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  3. Cucumber + olivetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,611 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyl acetate (fruit).

  4. Tomato + peppertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,923 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  5. Cucumber + oniontop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,050 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

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

Swap the cucumber

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (tomato, cheddar cheese, pepper, onion, olive, chicken):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Potatofits better
  3. Broccolifits better
  4. Cucumberthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against tomato, cheddar cheese, pepper, onion, olive, chicken. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.