Name: Tangy Cucumber Pickles Recipe
Cook time: 24 h 35 min
Yield: 1 quart
Ingredients: 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 1/2 cup distilled white vinegar; 1/2 cup water; 2 teaspoons kosher salt; 1 pound cucumbers (about 2 medium), sliced into 1/8-inch-thick rounds; 1/3 cup thinly sliced shallot (from about 1 medium); 2 to 4 Thai chiles , stemmed and thinly sliced

Why it works: Cucumber and shallot match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 264 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Tangy Cucumber Pickles Recipe

1 quart

Cook24 hr 35 min

Ingredients

1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup distilled white vinegar
1/2 cup water
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 pound cucumbers (about 2 medium), sliced into 1/8-inch-thick rounds
1/3 cup thinly sliced shallot (from about 1 medium)
2 to 4 Thai chiles , stemmed and thinly sliced

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

75Calories

1 gProtein

0 gFat

18 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 6 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Cucumber	1/2 cup sliced (52g)	16
Shallot	1 tbsp minced (10g)	7
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Water	not in our table	0

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

By chow. 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.

Cucumber + shallottop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together264 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
Vinegar + cucumbertop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,734 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyl acetate (fruit).
Vinegar + shallottop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,374 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Sugar + vinegartop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together20,806 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
Sugar + cucumbertop 26% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,112 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, 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 (sugar, vinegar, cucumber):

Radishfits better
Mustardfits better
Beetrootfits better
Shallotthe original

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

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