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Roasted Delicata Squash, Pomegranate and Arugula Salad

A vibrant salad featuring delicata squash, pomegranate, arugula, pepitas and feta tossed in a maple balsamic vinaigrette. If you are preparing this salad in advance, reserve the dressing on the side until you are ready to serve.

By cookieandkate · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Roasted Delicata Squash, Pomegranate and Arugula Salad

Why it works: Pomegranate and mustard share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 31 recipes. Both carry trans-2-hexenal, which smells green, leafy. The science ↓

Roasted Delicata Squash, Pomegranate and Arugula Salad

4 to 8
Prep15 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

480Calories
11 gProtein
27 gFat
55 gCarbs

Counts 11 of 13 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Feta Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Cherry1 cup (138g)87
Pomegranate1/2 cup seeds (87g)72
Maple Syrup1 tbsp (20ml)52
Pecan1 half (4g)20
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Arugula1 cup (20g)5
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Pumpkinnot in our table0
Pepitanot 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 cookieandkate. 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. Pomegranate + mustardtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together31 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy).

  2. Olive + feta cheesetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,482 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

  3. Olive + pomegranatetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together311 recipes

    Shared aroma: hexanol (green, fruity).

  4. Vinegar + mustardtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together14,067 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  5. Olive + mustardtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,950 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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 (olive, pomegranate, pecans, feta cheese, vinegar, maple syrup, mustard):

  1. Lettucefits better
  2. Cucumberfits better
  3. Sweet potatofits better
  4. Arugulathe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, pomegranate, pecans, feta cheese, vinegar, maple syrup, mustard. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.