Name: Orzo Salad with Celery, Radishes, and Dill
Yield: Makes 8 side-dish servings
Ingredients: 2 cups orzo (rice-shaped pasta); 1 1/2 cups very thinly sliced celery (about 3 stalks); 1 pint grape tomatoes, halved; 1 bunch radishes, trimmed, thinly sliced; 2/3 cup chopped fresh dill; 5 tablespoons olive oil; 4 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar; 1 cup (about 5 ounces) crumbled soft fresh goat cheese (preferably with four peppers)

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 ↓

Orzo Salad with Celery, Radishes, and Dill

Makes 8 side-dish servings

Ingredients

2 cups orzo (rice-shaped pasta)
1 1/2 cups very thinly sliced celery (about 3 stalks)
1 pint grape tomatoes, halved
1 bunch radishes, trimmed, thinly sliced
2/3 cup chopped fresh dill
5 tablespoons olive oil
4 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar
1 cup (about 5 ounces) crumbled soft fresh goat cheese (preferably with four peppers)

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

545Calories

17 gProtein

24 gFat

68 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Pasta	1 cup cooked (140g)	220
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Goat Cheese	1 oz (28g)	103
Grape	1/2 cup (76g)	62
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Celery	1 stalk (40g)	6
Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Dill	5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried	4
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 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.

Tomato + olivetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together15,539 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Celery + dilltop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together382 recipes

Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).
Celery + tomatotop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,377 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Pasta + olivetop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,227 recipes

Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).
Pasta + tomatotop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,622 recipes

Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

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

Swap the grape

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rice, pasta, celery, tomato, radish, dill, olive):

Avocadofits better
Limefits better
Lemonfits better
Grapethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against rice, pasta, celery, tomato, radish, dill, olive. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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