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Tomato and Sweet Onion Salad

Store ripe tomatoes for this salad on the counter in a shady spot; refrigerating them makes them mealy.

By bonappetit · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Tomato and Sweet Onion Salad

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 ↓

Tomato and Sweet Onion Salad

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

332Calories
4 gProtein
14 gFat
51 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cherry1 cup (138g)87
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1
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 bonappetit. 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. Tomato + olivetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,539 recipes

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

  2. Tomato + basiltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,979 recipes

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

  3. Onion + chivetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,907 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  4. Basil + olivetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,063 recipes

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

  5. Cherry tomato + basiltop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together10 recipes

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

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 (tomato, onion, basil, chive, olive, white wine, vinegar):

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

Fit is the average pairing score against tomato, onion, basil, chive, olive, white wine, vinegar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.