Why it works: Wheat and olive match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,100 recipes. Both carry 2-undecenal, which smells sweet. The science ↓
Grilled Kale Panzanella Salad
Serves 4Ingredients
Directions
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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 9 of 12 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Cheese | 1 oz (28g) cheddar | 113 |
| Apple | 1 medium (182g) | 95 |
| Maple Syrup | 1 tbsp (20ml) | 52 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Bacon | 1 slice cooked (8g) | 43 |
| Spinach | 1 cup raw (30g) | 7 |
| Salad | not in our table | 0 |
| Wheat | not in our table | 0 |
| Smoke | 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.
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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.
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Wheat + olivetop 6% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together1,100 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).
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Olive + kaletop 7% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together647 recipes
Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
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Bread + cheesetop 7% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together2,130 recipes
Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).
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Olive + oniontop 8% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together29,779 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
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Onion + kaletop 9% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together526 recipes
Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Swap the kale
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (bread, wheat, olive, onion, turkey, apple, cheese):
- Tomatofits better
- Capsicumfits better
- Potatofits better
- Kalethe original
Fit is the average pairing score against bread, wheat, olive, onion, turkey, apple, cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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