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Strawberry, Quinoa and Chopped Spinach Salad

A summery, healthy one-bowl meal.

By cookieandkate · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Strawberry, Quinoa and Chopped Spinach Salad

Why it works: Shallot and quinoa share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 25 recipes. Both carry 2-octenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓

Strawberry, Quinoa and Chopped Spinach Salad

Prep15 min
Cook15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

591Calories
17 gProtein
29 gFat
70 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Quinoa1 cup cooked (185g)222
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Goat Cheese1 oz (28g)103
Maple Syrup1 tbsp (20ml)52
Strawberry1 cup (152g)49
Pecan1 half (4g)20
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Spinach1 cup raw (30g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
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 cookieandkate. 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 + quinoatop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together25 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-octenal (fatty, green).

  2. Mustard + shallottop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together859 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Mustard + quinoatop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together38 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Olive + quinoatop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together465 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-heptenal (green).

  5. Olive + goat cheesetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together573 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

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 (olive, vinegar, mustard, maple syrup, quinoa, goat cheese, pepper):

  1. Capsicumfits about as well
  2. Kalefits about as well
  3. Spinachfits about as well
  4. Shallotthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, vinegar, mustard, maple syrup, quinoa, goat cheese, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.