Name: Cuke Tomato Onion Salad
Prep time: 5 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 whole Large Cucumber, Washed Well Then Thinly Sliced; 1 whole Large Tomato, Washed, Cored And Thinly Sliced; 8 ounces, fluid Italian Dressing; 1 whole Medium-sized Sweet Onion, Peeled And Sliced

Why it works: Cucumber and tomato are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,405 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Cuke Tomato Onion Salad

Serves 8

Prep5 min

Ingredients

1 whole Large Cucumber, Washed Well Then Thinly Sliced
1 whole Large Tomato, Washed, Cored And Thinly Sliced
8 ounces, fluid Italian Dressing
1 whole Medium-sized Sweet Onion, Peeled And Sliced

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

82Calories

3 gProtein

0 gFat

18 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 3 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Cucumber	1/2 cup sliced (52g)	16

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By tastykitchen. 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.

Cucumber + tomatotop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,405 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Cucumber + oniontop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together6,050 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Tomato + oniontop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together20,633 recipes

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

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

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cucumber, tomato):

Lettucefits better
Eggplantfits better
Capsicumfits better
Onionthe original

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

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