Name: Arugula, Yellow Tomato, and Nectarine Salsa
Yield: Makes five 1/2-cup servings
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups 1/3-inch cubes pitted white nectarines; 1 1/4 cups chopped yellow or orange tomatoes (8 to 9 ounces); 1/2 cup coarsely chopped arugula; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives; 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 3- to 4-inch-long serrano chile, seeded, minced

Why it works: Chive and olive match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,633 recipes. Both carry decanal, which smells soap, orange peel. The science ↓

Arugula, Yellow Tomato, and Nectarine Salsa

Makes five 1/2-cup servings

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups 1/3-inch cubes pitted white nectarines
1 1/4 cups chopped yellow or orange tomatoes (8 to 9 ounces)
1/2 cup coarsely chopped arugula
2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 3- to 4-inch-long serrano chile, seeded, minced

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

212Calories

3 gProtein

14 gFat

21 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Orange	1 medium (131g)	62
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Arugula	1 cup (20g)	5
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Chives	1 tbsp (3g)	1
Nectarine	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 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.

Chive + olivetop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,633 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Orange + olivetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,456 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Vinegar + olivetop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together12,297 recipes

Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).
White wine + vinegartop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,776 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
White wine + olivetop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,949 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

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 (orange, chive, white wine, vinegar, olive):

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Arugulathe original

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

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