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The Signature Salad

By browneyedbaker · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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The Signature Salad

Why it works: Pistachio and shallot share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 24 recipes. Both carry nonanal, which smells fat, citrus. The science ↓

The Signature Salad

Makes 4 main course servings, or 8 side dish servings
Prep10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

661Calories
15 gProtein
37 gFat
72 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pistachio1 oz (28g / ~49 kernels)159
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Pear1 medium (178g)101
Red Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
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 browneyedbaker. Recipe from Open Recipes.

Explore the science

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. Pistachio + shallottop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together24 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

  2. Grape + peartop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together252 recipes

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).

  3. Shallot + garlictop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,000 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Clove + peppertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together17,451 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  5. Shallot + clovetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,677 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

Swap the grape

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pear, pistachio, cheese, shallot, clove, garlic, pepper):

  1. Avocadofits better
  2. Limefits better
  3. Cherryfits better
  4. Grapethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pear, pistachio, cheese, shallot, clove, garlic, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.