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Greek Chicken Salad Wrap Recipe

Why it works: Tomato and olive are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 15,539 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Greek Chicken Salad Wrap Recipe

4 wraps
Prep15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

572Calories
61 gProtein
18 gFat
41 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Tortilla1 medium flour (45g)140
Feta Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Romaine Lettuce1 cup shredded (36g)5
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Olive1 large (4g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Wheatnot 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 cookincanuck. 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. Tomato + olivetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,539 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  2. Dill + cucumbertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together530 recipes

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

  3. Cucumber + tomatotop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,405 recipes

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

  4. Cucumber + olivetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,611 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyl acetate (fruit).

  5. Feta cheese + olivetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,482 recipes

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

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

Swap the dill

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (yogurt, chicken, cucumber, tomato, feta cheese, olive, vinegar):

  1. Garlicfits better
  2. Dillthe original
  3. Corianderfits about as well
  4. Oreganofits about as well

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