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Mesclun and Roasted Pears with Grainy Mustard Vinaigrette

Grainy mustard is a piquant counterpoint to the fruity undertones of the apple juice and cider vinegar in the dressing that coats this autumnal salad. Roasted pears give the salad substance and sweetness, and toasted pumpkin seeds add an appealing crunch.

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Mesclun and Roasted Pears with Grainy Mustard Vinaigrette

Why it works: Pear and apple match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 649 recipes. Both carry isoamyl acetate, which smells banana, fruity. The science ↓

Mesclun and Roasted Pears with Grainy Mustard Vinaigrette

Serves 6.

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

383Calories
2 gProtein
14 gFat
68 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 13 ingredients. The other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Pear1 medium (178g)101
Apple Juice1 medium (182g)95
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Cidernot in our table0
Pumpkinnot in our table0
Seednot in our table0
Endivenot 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. Pear + appletop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together649 recipes

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).

  2. Shallot + mustardtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together859 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Cider + appletop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,238 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

  4. Cider + vinegartop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,431 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-ethyl-2-methoxyphenol (smoky, clove).

  5. Vinegar + mustardtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together14,067 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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

Swap the shallot

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pear, olive, cider, vinegar, apple, mustard, sugar):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Lettucefits better
  3. Horseradishfits about as well
  4. Shallotthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pear, olive, cider, vinegar, apple, mustard, sugar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.