Name: Ny Deli-Style Potato Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 5 pounds Red New Potatoes, Cut Into 1 1/2-inch Size Cubes; 8 cups Water; 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt; 2 cups (Real) Mayonnaise; ¼ cups White Distilled Vinegar; 1 cup Finely Minced Onion; 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt; ½ teaspoons Ground Black Pepper

Why it works: Potato and onion are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 9,023 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Ny Deli-Style Potato Salad

Serves 16

Prep20 min

Cook30 min

Ingredients

5 pounds Red New Potatoes, Cut Into 1 1/2-inch Size Cubes
8 cups Water
1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
2 cups (Real) Mayonnaise
¼ cups White Distilled Vinegar
1 cup Finely Minced Onion
1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
½ teaspoons Ground Black Pepper

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

292Calories

12 gProtein

6 gFat

49 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Potato	1 medium (173g) baked	161
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Water	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 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.

Potato + oniontop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together9,023 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Potato + peppertop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together8,305 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Onion + peppertop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together68,474 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Vinegar + oniontop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together18,226 recipes

Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).
Vinegar + peppertop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together27,814 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 potato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (vinegar, onion, pepper):

Capsicumfits better
Mustardfits better
Cabbagefits better
Potatothe original

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

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