Name: Cherry Orange Salad
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 4 cups mesclun greens; 3 oranges, sliced into triangle wedges; 1 cup cherries, pitted and cut in half; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

Why it works: Orange and olive are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,456 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Cherry Orange Salad

Serves 6

Ingredients

4 cups mesclun greens
3 oranges, sliced into triangle wedges
1 cup cherries, pitted and cut in half
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

271Calories

3 gProtein

14 gFat

37 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 4 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Cherry	1 cup (138g)	87
Orange	1 medium (131g)	62
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 elanaspantry. 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.

Orange + olivetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,456 recipes

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

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together12,297 recipes

Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).
Orange + vinegartop 20% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,245 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

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

Swap the orange

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, vinegar):

Cherryfits better
Avocadofits better
Plumfits better
Orangethe original

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

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