Name: Pea Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: ⅓ cups Sour Cream; 1 Tablespoon Mayonnaise; 1 Tablespoon Salt And Pepper; 4 cups White Vinegar; 8 slices Frozen Green Peas, Almost Totally Thawed; ½ whole Bacon, Cooked Until Crisp And Chopped; 6 ounces, weight Small Red Onion, Halved And Sliced Very Thin; 3 Tablespoons Cheddar Or American Cheese, Cut Into Small Cubes

Why it works: Pepper and onion are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 68,474 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Pea Salad

Serves 12

Prep15 min

Ingredients

⅓ cups Sour Cream
1 Tablespoon Mayonnaise
1 Tablespoon Salt And Pepper
4 cups White Vinegar
8 slices Frozen Green Peas, Almost Totally Thawed
½ whole Bacon, Cooked Until Crisp And Chopped
6 ounces, weight Small Red Onion, Halved And Sliced Very Thin
3 Tablespoons Cheddar Or American Cheese, Cut Into Small Cubes

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

562Calories

46 gProtein

28 gFat

30 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 10 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Cheddar Cheese	1 oz (28g)	113
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Pea	1/2 cup (72g)	62
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Bacon	1 slice cooked (8g)	43
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

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

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 their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Pepper + oniontop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together68,474 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Vinegar + cheesetop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together922 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-methylbutanol (malty, whiskey).
Peas + oniontop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together5,460 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Vinegar + oniontop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together18,226 recipes

Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).
Pepper + vinegartop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together27,814 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

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

Swap the peas

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cream, pepper, vinegar, onion, cheese):

Sesamefits better
Beansfits better
Peanutfits better
Peasthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cream, pepper, vinegar, onion, cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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