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Greek Feta Salad From Athenos

"This classic Greek salad combines cucumbers, tomatoes, kalamata olives, and crumbled feta cheese."

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Greek Feta Salad From Athenos

Why it works: Tomato and olive are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 15,539 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Greek Feta Salad From Athenos

7 servings
Prep15 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

229Calories
10 gProtein
10 gFat
27 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Feta Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Red Onion1 medium (110g)44
Plum1 medium (66g)30
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Olive1 large (4g)4

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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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. Tomato + olivetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,539 recipes

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

  2. Cucumber + tomatotop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,405 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  3. Cucumber + olivetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,611 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyl acetate (fruit).

  4. Olive + feta cheesetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,482 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

  5. Plum + tomatotop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,480 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 plum

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cucumber, tomato, onion, olive, feta cheese):

  1. Avocadofits better
  2. Cherryfits about as well
  3. Plumthe original
  4. Limefits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against cucumber, tomato, onion, olive, feta cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.