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Cherry Tomato Vinaigrette

By epicurious · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Cherry Tomato Vinaigrette

Why it works: Shallot and chive match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 450 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-ol, which smells mushroom, earthy. The science ↓

Cherry Tomato Vinaigrette

Makes 1 1/2 cups

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

245Calories
3 gProtein
14 gFat
30 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cherry1 cup (138g)87
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Chives1 tbsp (3g)1
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 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.

  1. Shallot + chivetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together450 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  2. Olive + chivetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,633 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  3. Cherry tomato + shallottop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

  4. Cherry tomato + olivetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together24 recipes

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

  5. Olive + shallottop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,659 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 cherry tomato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, shallot, red wine, pepper, chive):

  1. Limefits better
  2. Avocadofits better
  3. Lemonfits better
  4. Cherry tomatothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, shallot, red wine, pepper, chive. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.