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Farro and Cucumber Salad

This refreshing side tosses supergrain farro with cucumber, crispy pumpernickel bread, beets, dill, and a tangy Dijon vinaigrette.

By bonappetit · From Open Recipes · 13 ingredients
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Farro and Cucumber Salad

Why it works: Vinegar and mustard are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 14,067 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓

Farro and Cucumber Salad

4 servings

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

876Calories
22 gProtein
16 gFat
161 gCarbs

Counts 12 of 13 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Farro1/2 cup cooked (100g)170
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Beet1/2 cup (85g)35
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Caraway Seednot 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 bonappetit. 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. Vinegar + mustardtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together14,067 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  2. Olive + mustardtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,950 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Pepper + mustardtop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,430 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  4. Bread + olivetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,091 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

  5. Caraway + mustardtop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together72 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

Swap the caraway

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (bread, olive, pepper, white wine, vinegar, mustard, honey):

  1. Thymefits better
  2. Tarragonfits better
  3. Garlicfits better
  4. Carawaythe original

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