Name: Candy-Stripe Beet and Carrot Slaw
Yield: Makes 4 to 6 servings
Ingredients: 1/4 cup plain Greek-style yogurt; 1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest; 3 tablespoons fresh orange juice; 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice; 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh dill; 5 2"-diameter candy-stripe (Chioggia) beets, peeled, julienned; 1 medium carrot, peeled, julienned; Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Why it works: Lemon and dill match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 976 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Candy-Stripe Beet and Carrot Slaw

Makes 4 to 6 servings

Ingredients

1/4 cup plain Greek-style yogurt
1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
3 tablespoons fresh orange juice
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh dill
5 2"-diameter candy-stripe (Chioggia) beets, peeled, julienned
1 medium carrot, peeled, julienned
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

306Calories

22 gProtein

2 gFat

56 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100
Orange	1 medium (131g)	62
Orange Juice	1 medium (131g)	62
Beet	1/2 cup (85g)	35
Carrot	1 medium (61g)	25
Lemon	juice of 1 lemon (48ml)	12
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Dill	5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried	4
Salt	1 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 epicurious. 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.

Lemon + dilltop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together976 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Orange + lemontop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together10,634 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Dill + carrottop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together321 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Lemon + peppertop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together27,047 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).
Dill + peppertop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,630 recipes

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

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

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (yogurt, lemon, dill, carrot, pepper):

Limefits better
Orangethe original
Cherryfits less well
Avocadofits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against yogurt, lemon, dill, carrot, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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