Name: Beet and Tangerine Salad with Cranberry Dressing
Yield: Makes 6 servings
Ingredients: 3 2 1/2-inch-diameter red beets, tops trimmed; 3 large tangerines (such as Murcott); 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; 3 tablespoons frozen cranberry juice cocktail concentrate, thawed; 1 tablespoon raspberry vinegar or red wine vinegar; 1/3 cup paper-thin slices red onion; 1 large bunch watercress, thick stems trimmed

Why it works: Cranberry and raspberry share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 52 recipes. Both carry ethyl benzoate, which smells fruity, sweet. The science ↓

Beet and Tangerine Salad with Cranberry Dressing

Makes 6 servings

Ingredients

3 2 1/2-inch-diameter red beets, tops trimmed
3 large tangerines (such as Murcott)
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
3 tablespoons frozen cranberry juice cocktail concentrate, thawed
1 tablespoon raspberry vinegar or red wine vinegar
1/3 cup paper-thin slices red onion
1 large bunch watercress, thick stems trimmed

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

315Calories

5 gProtein

15 gFat

46 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 9 ingredients. The other 2 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
Raspberry	1 cup (123g)	64
Cranberry	1 cup raw (100g)	46
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Beet	1/2 cup (85g)	35
Watercress	1 cup (34g)	4
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Tangerine	not in our table	0
Cocktail	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.

Cranberry + raspberrytop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together52 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl benzoate (fruity, sweet).
Olive + cranberrytop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together143 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).
Olive + watercresstop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together684 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Olive + oniontop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together29,779 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Cranberry + watercresstop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together8 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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

Swap the tangerine

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, cranberry, raspberry, onion, watercress):

Avocadofits better
Limefits better
Cherryfits better
Tangerinethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, cranberry, raspberry, onion, watercress. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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