Name: Celery, Apple, and Fennel Slaw
Yield: Makes 4 to 6 servings
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; 2 1/2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar; 1 1/2 tablespoons coarsely chopped fresh tarragon; 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice; 1/4 teaspoon sugar; 3 celery stalks, thinly sliced diagonally, plus 1/4 cup loosely packed celery leaves; 2 small fennel bulbs, thinly sliced crosswise, plus 1 tablespoon chopped fennel fronds; 1 firm, crisp apple (such as Pink Lady, Gala, or Granny Smith), julienned; Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Why it works: Tarragon and fennel match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 134 recipes. Both carry 4-methoxybenzaldehyde, which smells sweet, anise. The science ↓

Celery, Apple, and Fennel Slaw

Makes 4 to 6 servings

Ingredients

3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 1/2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
1 1/2 tablespoons coarsely chopped fresh tarragon
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon sugar
3 celery stalks, thinly sliced diagonally, plus 1/4 cup loosely packed celery leaves
2 small fennel bulbs, thinly sliced crosswise, plus 1 tablespoon chopped fennel fronds
1 firm, crisp apple (such as Pink Lady, Gala, or Granny Smith), julienned
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

352Calories

4 gProtein

15 gFat

58 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 12 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Apple	1 medium (182g)	95
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Fennel Bulb	1/2 bulb (87g)	27
Fennel	1/2 bulb (87g)	27
Lemon	juice of 1 lemon (48ml)	12
Celery Stalks	1 stalk (40g)	6
Celery	1 stalk (40g)	6
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Tarragon	1 tsp dried (0.5g)	2
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.

Tarragon + fenneltop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together134 recipes

Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).
Tarragon + lemontop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,137 recipes

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

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together723 recipes

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

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together456 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Lemon + celerytop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,467 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

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 (olive, apple cider vinegar, tarragon, lemon, sugar, celery, fennel):

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Orangefits better
Avocadofits better
Applethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, apple cider vinegar, tarragon, lemon, sugar, celery, fennel. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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