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Lacinato Kale and Pecorino Salad

A base of finely shredded Lacinato kale to which and abundance of toasted pecans, pecorino cheese, and shredded Brussels sprouts are added. A strong lemon-tahini dressing is leveraged to brighten things up and take the raw edge off of the kale.

By 101cookbooks · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Lacinato Kale and Pecorino Salad

Why it works: Shallot and kale share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 42 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

Lacinato Kale and Pecorino Salad

Serves 4-6.
Prep15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

711Calories
19 gProtein
53 gFat
53 gCarbs

Counts 12 of 14 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pecans1 oz (28g / ~19 halves)196
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Tahini1 tbsp (15g)89
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Brussels Sprout1 cup (156g)56
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Spinach1 cup raw (30g)7
Olive1 large (4g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Flowernot in our table0
Coriandernot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By 101cookbooks. 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. Shallot + kaletop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together42 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  2. Lemon + kaletop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together226 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Shallot + lemontop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,523 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  4. Olive + kaletop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together647 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  5. Lemon + olivetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,922 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 brussels sprouts

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (shallot, lemon, olive, tahini, honey, kale, onion):

  1. Chivefits better
  2. Broccolifits better
  3. Spinachfits better
  4. Brussels sproutsthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against shallot, lemon, olive, tahini, honey, kale, onion. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.