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Blood Orange, Avocado and Baby Kale Salad

I love salads. I eat one for lunch almost every single day. I really believe it’s important to eat some raw fruits and vegetables daily. And I adore blood oranges. Their season is now so try to go out and buy some and make this Blood Orange, Avocado and Baby Kale Salad. It’s so simple, refreshing and delicious!

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Why it works: Orange and kale work together. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and 47 recipes mention both. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

The recipe

Serves 2
Prep5 min

Ingredients

Directions

Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.

  1. Cut the peel and white pith off the blood oranges with a sharp knife. Slice between the membranes to release the segments, catching the juice in a bowl.

  2. Put the washed and dried baby kale into a large salad bowl.

  3. Slice the scallions, using only the white and light green parts, and set aside.

  4. Arrange the orange segments and sliced avocado over the kale.

  5. Scatter the scallions over the top.

  6. Spoon the reserved orange juice over the salad, toss gently to coat, and serve right away.

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. Orange + kaletop 11% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together47 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  2. Kale + avocadotop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together54 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Orange + avocadotop 9% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together171 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

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