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Apricot-Honey-Pecan Vinaigrette

Sweet and delicious salad dressing works great with any green/fruit salads.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Apricot-Honey-Pecan Vinaigrette

Why it works: Pecans and canola oil work together. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 85 recipes. Both carry 2,3,5-trimethylpyrazine, which smells cocoa, roasted. The science ↓

Apricot-Honey-Pecan Vinaigrette

Serves 4
Prep7 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

558Calories
4 gProtein
51 gFat
28 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pecans1 oz (28g / ~19 halves)196
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Apricot1 medium (35g)17
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3

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.

  1. Pecans + canola oiltop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together85 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3,5-trimethylpyrazine (cocoa, roasted).

  2. Cinnamon + pecanstop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,047 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  3. Cream + buttertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together41,516 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  4. Apricot + cinnamontop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together618 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).

  5. Apricot + honeytop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together227 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-phenethyl alcohol (floral).

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

Swap the pecans

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (apricot, cream, butter, honey, cinnamon, canola oil, vinegar):

  1. Almondfits better
  2. Pistachiofits about as well
  3. Cashew nutfits about as well
  4. Pecansthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against apricot, cream, butter, honey, cinnamon, canola oil, vinegar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.