Name: Red Cabbage Salad with Warm Pancetta-Balsamic Dressing
Yield: Makes 6 servings
Ingredients: 1/4 cup dried currants; 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar; 6 cups thinly sliced red cabbage (from about 1/2 medium head); 1 3-ounce package thinly sliced pancetta (Italian bacon), finely chopped; 1 tablespoon finely chopped shallot; 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil; 1/2 cup whole almonds, toasted, coarsely chopped; 1/4 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley

Why it works: Shallot and parsley match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,737 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Red Cabbage Salad with Warm Pancetta-Balsamic Dressing

Makes 6 servings

Ingredients

1/4 cup dried currants
3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
6 cups thinly sliced red cabbage (from about 1/2 medium head)
1 3-ounce package thinly sliced pancetta (Italian bacon), finely chopped
1 tablespoon finely chopped shallot
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 cup whole almonds, toasted, coarsely chopped
1/4 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

297Calories

8 gProtein

18 gFat

29 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Grape	1/2 cup (76g)	62
Broccoli	1 cup chopped (156g)	55
Bacon	1 slice cooked (8g)	43
Shallot	1 tbsp minced (10g)	7
Almond	1 almond (1.2g)	7
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Parsley	1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)	1

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.

Shallot + parsleytop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,737 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Shallot + almondtop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together75 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Olive + almondtop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,875 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Olive + parsleytop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together9,649 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Cabbage + parsleytop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together660 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

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

Swap the currant

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (vinegar, cabbage, shallot, olive, almond, parsley):

Avocadofits better
Limefits better
Lemonfits better
Currantthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against vinegar, cabbage, shallot, olive, almond, parsley. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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