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Broccoli Cauliflower Pepita Salad

"This is my homemade twist on the traditional broccoli salad. Pepitas (pumpkin seeds) give this salad a nutty, chewy-crunch, and the light, bright-tasting dressing accents the hearty veggie mix. A favorite at picnics and potlucks!"

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Why it works: Cauliflower and coconut share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 19% of all ingredient pairs, and 7 recipes mention both. Both carry ethyl caproate, which smells fruity, apple peel. The science ↓

The recipe

10 servings
Prep15 min

Ingredients

Contains: egg, milk (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

Directions

Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.

  1. Place the broccoli, cauliflower, red bell pepper and onion in a large bowl.

  2. In a small bowl, whisk the mayonnaise, Greek yogurt, red wine vinegar, coconut palm sugar, Dijon mustard and salt until smooth.

  3. Pour the dressing over the vegetables and toss until everything is evenly coated.

  4. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes so the flavors blend and the vegetables soften slightly.

  5. Just before serving, stir in the pumpkin seeds or sprinkle them on top so they stay crunchy.

By allrecipes. Recipe from Open Recipes.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Cauliflower + coconuttop 19% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together7 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).

  2. Broccoli + cauliflowertop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together127 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  3. Red wine + vinegartop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together569 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

  4. Broccoli + oniontop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together3,292 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  5. Cauliflower + peppertop 6% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together1,112 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

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

Flavor stand-ins for the pumpkin

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (broccoli, cauliflower, pepper, onion, yogurt, red wine, vinegar):

  1. Limebetter flavor fit
  2. Plumbetter flavor fit
  3. Grapebetter flavor fit
  4. Pumpkinthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against broccoli, cauliflower, pepper, onion, yogurt, red wine, vinegar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).