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Carrot Slaw with Lemon-Honey Dressing

In this sweet-and-tangy slaw, raw carrots develop flavor in a lemony dressing, and delicate Marcona almonds add a salty crunch. If you can’t find Marconas, which are imported from Spain, use regular sliced almonds instead.

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Carrot Slaw with Lemon-Honey Dressing

Why it works: Raisin and almond are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,781 recipes. Both carry 2-nonanone, which smells fruity, floral. The science ↓

Carrot Slaw with Lemon-Honey Dressing

Serves 4.

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

318Calories
2 gProtein
15 gFat
44 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
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 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. Raisin + almondtop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,781 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonanone (fruity, floral).

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

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

  3. Olive + lemontop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,922 recipes

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

  4. Lemon + carrottop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,351 recipes

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

  5. Olive + carrottop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,861 recipes

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

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

Swap the raisin

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, sherry, vinegar, lemon, honey, carrot, almond):

  1. Orangefits better
  2. Figfits better
  3. Cherryfits better
  4. Raisinthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, sherry, vinegar, lemon, honey, carrot, almond. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.