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Kale Citrus Salad

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By thepioneerwoman · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Kale Citrus Salad

Why it works: Kale and jalapeno share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 16 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓

Kale Citrus Salad

Serves 6
Prep20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

458Calories
26 gProtein
24 gFat
39 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 12 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Goat Cheese1 oz (28g)103
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Spinach1 cup raw (30g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Tangerinenot in our table0
Clementinenot 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 thepioneerwoman. 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. Kale + jalapenotop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together16 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  2. Orange + clovetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,987 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  3. Kale + olivetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together647 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Goat cheese + olivetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together573 recipes

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

  5. Orange + olivetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,456 recipes

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

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

Swap the tangerine

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (kale, jalapeno, goat cheese, orange, olive, clove, sugar):

  1. Avocadofits better
  2. Limefits better
  3. Lemonfits better
  4. Tangerinethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against kale, jalapeno, goat cheese, orange, olive, clove, sugar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.