Name: Salsa De Piña Asada Con Habanero: Roasted Pineapple Salsa
Yield: Makes 2 1/2 cups
Ingredients: 4 (1/2-inch-thick) round slices fresh pineapple (1/2 pineapple); 1/4 cup mild olive oil or vegetable oil; 1 medium red onion, finely chopped (1 cup); 1/2 cup chopped cilantro; 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice, or more to taste; 2 fresh habanero chiles, minced, including seeds; 1/2 teaspoon fine salt, or 1 teaspoon kosher salt

Why it works: Pineapple and lime match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 469 recipes. Both carry decanal, which smells soap, orange peel. The science ↓

Salsa De Piña Asada Con Habanero: Roasted Pineapple Salsa

Makes 2 1/2 cups

Ingredients

4 (1/2-inch-thick) round slices fresh pineapple (1/2 pineapple)
1/4 cup mild olive oil or vegetable oil
1 medium red onion, finely chopped (1 cup)
1/2 cup chopped cilantro
1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice, or more to taste
2 fresh habanero chiles, minced, including seeds
1/2 teaspoon fine salt, or 1 teaspoon kosher salt

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

265Calories

3 gProtein

14 gFat

37 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Pineapple	1 cup chunks (165g)	82
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Lime	juice of 1 lime (44ml)	11
Chili	1 tsp (2.7g)	8
Cilantro	1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)	1
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Seed	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.

Pineapple + limetop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together469 recipes

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

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,621 recipes

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

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together29,779 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Pineapple + olivetop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together660 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).
Onion + limetop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,263 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

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 (pineapple, olive, lime):

Capsicumfits better
Sweet potatofits better
Lettucefits better
Onionthe original

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

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