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Orange Cumin Vinaigrette

A simple salad dressing seasoned with Dijon, orange zest, and cumin.

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Orange Cumin Vinaigrette

Why it works: Cumin and olive are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,853 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Orange Cumin Vinaigrette

0 cup
Prep10 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

271Calories
4 gProtein
15 gFat
34 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Orange Juice1 medium (131g)62
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Salt1 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.

  1. Cumin + olivetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,853 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Mustard + cumintop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together765 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Rice + olivetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,994 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

  4. Cumin + peppertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,382 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

  5. Mustard + vinegartop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together14,067 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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

Swap the orange

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (mustard, cumin, pepper, rice, vinegar, olive):

  1. Limefits better
  2. Avocadofits better
  3. Lemonfits better
  4. Orangethe original

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