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Apple, Fennel and Brussels Sprouts Slaw

A fresh, crunchy salad that tosses shredded apple, fennel and Brussels sprouts in a tangy vinaigrette. Ready in under 20 minutes!

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Why it works: Apple and fennel match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and 101 recipes mention both. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

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Serves 4
Prep20 min

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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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Apple + fenneltop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together101 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Apple cider vinegar + olivetop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together408 recipes

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).

  3. Fennel + olivetop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together1,262 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  4. Apple + olivetop 8% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,335 recipes

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).

  5. Apple + apple cider vinegartop 8% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together118 recipes

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).

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