Name: Arugula, Fennel, and Apricot Salad
Yield: Makes 6 to 8 servings
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar; 2 tablespoons minced shallot; 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; 1 5-ounce container arugula leaves; 1 large fennel bulb, very thinly sliced, plus 1 tablespoon chopped fronds; 6 large apricots, pitted, sliced; 1/4 cup unsalted natural pistachios

Why it works: Shallot and pistachio share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 24 recipes. Both carry nonanal, which smells fat, citrus. The science ↓

Arugula, Fennel, and Apricot Salad

Makes 6 to 8 servings

Ingredients

2 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons minced shallot
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 5-ounce container arugula leaves
1 large fennel bulb, very thinly sliced, plus 1 tablespoon chopped fronds
6 large apricots, pitted, sliced
1/4 cup unsalted natural pistachios

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

337Calories

8 gProtein

27 gFat

20 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Pistachio	1 oz (28g / ~49 kernels)	159
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Fennel Bulb	1/2 bulb (87g)	27
Apricot	1 medium (35g)	17
Shallot	1 tbsp minced (10g)	7
Arugula	1 cup (20g)	5
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3

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.

Shallot + pistachiotop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together24 recipes

Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).
Fennel + pistachiotop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together17 recipes

Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
Shallot + fenneltop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together146 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
Olive + pistachiotop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together299 recipes

Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
Olive + fenneltop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,344 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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 (vinegar, shallot, olive, fennel, apricot, pistachio):

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Fit is the average pairing score against vinegar, shallot, olive, fennel, apricot, pistachio. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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