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The Talk of the Potluck Kale and Apple Salad

"A favorite for potlucks, family gatherings, and hot summer nights at home. With a food processor to chop the kale, I can be done and out the door to a party within 25 minutes - and that includes 5 minutes to find my keys. My kids love this salad when I add lots of apples!"

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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The Talk of the Potluck Kale and Apple Salad

Why it works: Kale and sunflower share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 26 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

The Talk of the Potluck Kale and Apple Salad

10 servings
Prep20 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

564Calories
14 gProtein
38 gFat
49 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Sunflower Seed1 oz (28g) hulled165
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Apple1 medium (182g)95
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Spinach1 cup raw (30g)7
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
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.

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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. Kale + sunflowertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together26 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  2. Olive + sunflowertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together698 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  3. Kale + olivetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together647 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Apple + cheesetop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together294 recipes

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

  5. Apple + sunflowertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together111 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

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

Swap the apple

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (kale, olive, sunflower, apple cider vinegar, cheese):

  1. Avocadofits better
  2. Limefits better
  3. Coconutfits better
  4. Applethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against kale, olive, sunflower, apple cider vinegar, cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.