Name: Celery and Olive Salad
Yield: Serves 6.
Ingredients: 1 small red onion, thinly sliced; 1/2 lb. Sicilian green olives, pitted if desired; 4 tender celery stalks, sliced; 2 carrots, peeled and thinly sliced; 2 Tbs. chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 1/2 tsp. dried oregano; 1 small dried red chili, crushed, or pinch of red pepper flakes; 1/4 cup olive oil; 2 Tbs. white wine vinegar

Why it works: Carrot and parsley match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 8,053 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Celery and Olive Salad

Serves 6.

Ingredients

1 small red onion, thinly sliced
1/2 lb. Sicilian green olives, pitted if desired
4 tender celery stalks, sliced
2 carrots, peeled and thinly sliced
2 Tbs. chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
1/2 tsp. dried oregano
1 small dried red chili, crushed, or pinch of red pepper flakes
1/4 cup olive oil
2 Tbs. white wine vinegar

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

215Calories

3 gProtein

15 gFat

20 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Carrot	1 medium (61g)	25
Chili	1 tsp (2.7g)	8
Celery Stalks	1 stalk (40g)	6
Oregano	1 tsp dried (1.8g)	5
Olive	1 large (4g)	4
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Parsley	1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)	1

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.

Carrot + parsleytop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together8,053 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Celery + carrottop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together10,173 recipes

Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).
Celery + parsleytop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together6,810 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Parsley + peppertop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together34,122 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Parsley + oreganotop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,184 recipes

Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

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

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, celery, carrot, parsley, oregano, pepper, white wine):

Tomatofits better
Capsicumfits better
Eggplantfits better
Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, celery, carrot, parsley, oregano, pepper, white wine. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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