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Honeycrisp Cobb Salad

We all love Honeycrisp apples right? I know I sure do.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 17 ingredients
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Honeycrisp Cobb Salad

Why it works: Shallot and mustard match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 859 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Honeycrisp Cobb Salad

Serves 4
Prep20 min
Cook5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

699Calories
12 gProtein
45 gFat
75 gCarbs

Counts 14 of 16 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 14 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Avocado1 medium (150g)240
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Goat Cheese1 oz (28g)103
Apple Cider1 medium (182g)95
Apple1 medium (182g)95
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Romaine Lettuce1 cup shredded (36g)5
Iceberg Lettuce1 cup shredded (36g)5
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Syrupnot in our table0
Saladnot in our table0

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. Shallot + mustardtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together859 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Apple + cidertop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,238 recipes

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

  3. Apple + cinnamontop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,598 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

  4. Cinnamon + mustardtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,581 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  5. Mustard + peppertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,430 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 apple

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cider, cinnamon, apple cider vinegar, syrup, shallot, mustard, pepper):

  1. Limefits better
  2. Lemonfits better
  3. Cherryfits about as well
  4. Applethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cider, cinnamon, apple cider vinegar, syrup, shallot, mustard, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.