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Grilled Potato Salad, Cucumbers & a Fresh Herb Dressing

Grilled potatoes combined with English cucumbers, fresh herbs and a creamy, tangy dressing, this is practically a meal all by itself!

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 14 ingredients
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Grilled Potato Salad, Cucumbers & a Fresh Herb Dressing

Why it works: Mustard and celery are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,169 recipes. Both carry guaiacol, which smells smoky, sweet. The science ↓

Grilled Potato Salad, Cucumbers & a Fresh Herb Dressing

Serves 6
Prep30 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

460Calories
13 gProtein
20 gFat
61 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 15 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Celery Seed1 stalk (40g)6
Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)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 tastykitchen. 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. Mustard + celerytop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,169 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  2. Potato + garlictop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,517 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  3. Mustard + garlictop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,053 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  4. Celery + clovetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,668 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy).

  5. Potato + celerytop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,047 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

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

Swap the potato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (red wine, vinegar, sugar, mustard, celery, clove, garlic):

  1. Horseradishfits better
  2. Shallotfits better
  3. Broccolifits better
  4. Potatothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against red wine, vinegar, sugar, mustard, celery, clove, garlic. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.