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Marinated Flank Steak with Lemony Arugula and Feta Salad

Ground sumac—a deep red spice available at Middle Eastern markets—plus cumin and feta give this flavorful grilled steak exotic zip. The tart, fresh salad makes for a lovely garnish and bright counterpoint to the beef. It’s a real crowd-pleaser and perfect for serving to guests.

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Why it works: Lemon and sumac work together. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and 71 recipes mention both. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

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Serves 4.

Ingredients

Contains: milk (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

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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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Lemon + sumactop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together71 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Garlic + oniontop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together29,030 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  3. Lemon + peppertop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together27,039 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  4. Garlic + cumintop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together5,083 recipes

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

  5. Olive + garlictop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together23,449 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

Flavor stand-ins for the sumac

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, lemon, garlic, cumin, pepper, arugula, onion):

  1. Corianderbetter flavor fit
  2. Oreganobetter flavor fit
  3. Parsleybetter flavor fit
  4. Sumacthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, lemon, garlic, cumin, pepper, arugula, onion. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).