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Fennel Arugula Salad

I had never had fennel before, but when I tasted this salad I absolutely loved it and over the years I have changed the recipe to include Meyer lemons and truffle cheese. It’s really refreshing. The bitterness of the baby arugula with the tart lemon dressing and the salty Parmesan cheese makes it perfect.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Fennel Arugula Salad

Why it works: Fennel and lemon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 723 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Fennel Arugula Salad

Serves 4
Prep10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

504Calories
27 gProtein
40 gFat
14 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 10 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Romano Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Fennel1/2 bulb (87g)27
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Arugula1 cup (20g)5
Lettuce1 cup shredded (36g)5
Saladnot in our table0
Trufflenot 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 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. Fennel + lemontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together723 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  2. Lettuce + fenneltop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together70 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Romano cheese + cheesetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together38 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  4. Lettuce + olivetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,580 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy).

  5. Fennel + olivetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,344 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

Swap the arugula

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (lettuce, fennel, romano cheese, truffle, cheese, lemon, olive):

  1. Asparagusfits better
  2. Spinachfits better
  3. Tomatofits better
  4. Arugulathe original

Fit is the average pairing score against lettuce, fennel, romano cheese, truffle, cheese, lemon, olive. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.