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Shredded Brussels Sprout Salad with Citrus Vinaigrette

Crisp Brussels sprouts, bacon, almonds, and cheese drizzled with a vibrant vinaigrette made with freshly squeezed orange and lemon juices.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Shredded Brussels Sprout Salad with Citrus Vinaigrette

Why it works: Lemon and orange match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 10,634 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Shredded Brussels Sprout Salad with Citrus Vinaigrette

Serves 4

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

312Calories
9 gProtein
19 gFat
33 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Brussels Sprout1 cup (156g)56
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
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.

By tastykitchen. 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. Lemon + orangetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together10,634 recipes

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

  2. Lemon + peppertop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together27,047 recipes

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

  3. Shallot + almondtop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together75 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  4. Olive + almondtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,875 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  5. Lemon + shallottop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,523 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

Swap the brussels sprouts

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (lemon, orange, shallot, olive, pepper, almond):

  1. Kalefits better
  2. Spinachfits better
  3. Arrowrootfits better
  4. Brussels sproutsthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against lemon, orange, shallot, olive, pepper, almond. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.