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Vietnamese Shrimp and Noodle Salad

When using lemongrass, be sure to cut off the grassy top and trim the root end of the stalk, then peel away the tough outer layers from the bulblike base. If you are unable to find fresh lemongrass, substitute the finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon.

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Vietnamese Shrimp and Noodle Salad

Why it works: Ginger and lime match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,621 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Vietnamese Shrimp and Noodle Salad

Serves 4.

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

550Calories
31 gProtein
15 gFat
75 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 12 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Sesame1 tbsp (14g)120
Shrimp100g cooked99
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Lemongrass1 tbsp (6g)5
Romaine Lettuce1 cup shredded (36g)5
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Peppermintnot in our table0
Roasted Peanutnot 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 williamssonoma. 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. Ginger + limetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,621 recipes

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

  2. Rice + sesametop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together984 recipes

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

  3. Sesame + oniontop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,192 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).

  4. Ginger + sesametop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,531 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

  5. Lime + sesametop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together431 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

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

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rice, ginger, lime, fish sauce, sesame, sugar, shrimp):

  1. Welsh onionfits better
  2. Capsicumfits better
  3. Sweet potatofits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against rice, ginger, lime, fish sauce, sesame, sugar, shrimp. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.