Name: Pickled Nectarine Salad with Burrata
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 nectarines, thinly sliced; 1/4 small red onion, thinly sliced; 1/4 white wine vinegar; 1 sugar; Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper; 4 mixed bitter greens (such as arugula and mizuna); 1 fresh mint leaves; 2 olive oil plus more for drizzling; 8 burrata or fresh mozzarella, cut or torn into 1-inch pieces

Why it works: Onion and olive are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,779 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Pickled Nectarine Salad with Burrata

4 servings

Ingredients

2 nectarines, thinly sliced
1/4 small red onion, thinly sliced
1/4 white wine vinegar
1 sugar
Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper
4 mixed bitter greens (such as arugula and mizuna)
1 fresh mint leaves
2 olive oil plus more for drizzling
8 burrata or fresh mozzarella, cut or torn into 1-inch pieces

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

401Calories

14 gProtein

27 gFat

27 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Burrata	1 oz (28g)	90
Mozzarella Cheese	1 oz (28g)	85
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Arugula	1 cup (20g)	5
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Nectarine	not in our table	0
Peppermint	not in our table	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.

Onion + olivetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together29,779 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Pepper + minttop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,372 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Mint + olivetop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,240 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Vinegar + olivetop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together12,297 recipes

Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).
Onion + peppertop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together68,474 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

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

Swap the arugula

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (onion, white wine, vinegar, sugar, pepper, mint, olive):

Capsicumfits better
Cucumberfits better
Tomatofits better
Arugulathe original

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

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