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Chinese Chicken Salad

Fried wonton strips add crunch to this full-meal salad, which is chock-full of vegetables and tender pieces of chicken, all tossed with an Asian-inspired vinaigrette.

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 23 ingredients
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Chinese Chicken Salad

Why it works: Shallot and rice work together. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 284 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Chinese Chicken Salad

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

638Calories
37 gProtein
32 gFat
53 gCarbs

Counts 18 of 21 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 18 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Canola1 tbsp (14g)124
Peanut Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Napa Cabbage1 cup shredded (89g)22
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Sriracha1 tsp (5g)5
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Cilantro1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Wonton Wrappernot in our table0
Saucenot in our table0
Beannot 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. Shallot + ricetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together284 recipes

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

  2. Vinegar + honeytop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,586 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  3. Shallot + vinegartop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,374 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  4. Sauce + wonton wrappertop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together59 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  5. Shallot + saucetop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,303 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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

Swap the sriracha

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (shallot, rice, vinegar, sauce, honey, peanut oil, wonton wrapper):

  1. Jalapenofits better
  2. Gingerfits better
  3. Garlicfits better
  4. Srirachathe original

Fit is the average pairing score against shallot, rice, vinegar, sauce, honey, peanut oil, wonton wrapper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.