Name: Fennel and Radicchio Salad with Olive Vinaigrette
Yield: Makes 2 servings
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard; 2 teaspoons lemon juice; 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; 1/4 cup chopped pitted Kalamata olives; 1 medium fennel bulb (3/4 pound); 4 ounces radicchio or Treviso, leaves torn into smaller pieces; 1/4 cup basil leaves, torn if large; 1 tablespoon chopped chives (optional); Mandoline or other adjustable blade slicer

Why it works: Mustard and chive match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 587 recipes. Both carry guaiacol, which smells smoky, sweet. The science ↓

Fennel and Radicchio Salad with Olive Vinaigrette

Makes 2 servings

Ingredients

2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
2 teaspoons lemon juice
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 cup chopped pitted Kalamata olives
1 medium fennel bulb (3/4 pound)
4 ounces radicchio or Treviso, leaves torn into smaller pieces
1/4 cup basil leaves, torn if large
1 tablespoon chopped chives (optional)
Mandoline or other adjustable blade slicer

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

167Calories

2 gProtein

14 gFat

11 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Fennel Bulb	1/2 bulb (87g)	27
Lemon	juice of 1 lemon (48ml)	12
Olive	1 large (4g)	4
Mustard	1 tsp (5g) yellow	3
Basil	5 leaves fresh (2.5g)	1
Chives	1 tbsp (3g)	1
Radicchio	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 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.

Mustard + chivetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together587 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Lemon + fenneltop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together723 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Lemon + basiltop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,823 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Fennel + basiltop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together192 recipes

Shared aroma: cis-anethole (anise).
Olive + basiltop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together5,063 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

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

Swap the chive

The recipe marks chive as optional. How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (mustard, lemon, olive, fennel, basil):

Broccolifits better
Shallotfits better
Lettucefits about as well
Chivethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against mustard, lemon, olive, fennel, basil. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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