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Kangkong Salad

A salad of blanched water spinach with tomatoes, onions, potatoes, hard‑boiled eggs, and a vinegar dressing.

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Why it works: Onion and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,058 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓

Kangkong Salad

Ingredients

Directions

Assemble the salad

  1. In a big wooden or crystal bowl, arrange kangkong.

  2. Top with sliced tomatoes, onions, potatoes and cubed potatoes.

Dress and serve

  1. In another bowl, combine vinegar, minced garlic, sugar, salt, and black pepper.

  2. Serve kangkong with vinegar dressing.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

367Calories
13 gProtein
6 gFat
68 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Red Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Salt1 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.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

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. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  2. Tomato + garlictop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together14,076 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  3. Onion + potatotop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9,023 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  4. Potato + garlictop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,517 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  5. Tomato + potatotop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,798 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

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

What each ingredient does

Kangkong
Forms the leafy base of the salad and gives it its main body and texture.
Tomatoes
Add juicy moisture and a fresh, slightly acidic brightness to the salad.
Eggs
Add richness and a soft, creamy bite that balances the sharp dressing.
Potatoes
Add starchy substance and a soft, filling texture among the greens.
Vinegar
Provides acidity that sharpens the flavour and cuts through the richness of the eggs.
Garlic
Adds pungent aroma and sharp flavour to the vinegar dressing.

Swap the tomato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (onion, egg, potato, vinegar, garlic, sugar, pepper):

  1. Chivefits better
  2. Capsicumfits better
  3. Mustardfits better
  4. Tomatothe original

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

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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