Name: Easy Tomato Salad
Ingredients: Sliced Tomatoes - Salad Type (Beefsteak are great).; Namida® Infused Vinegar; Extra Virgin Olive Oil; Shallots or Spring onions

Why it works: Tomato and olive are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 15,539 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Easy Tomato Salad

Ingredients

Sliced Tomatoes - Salad Type (Beefsteak are great).
Namida® Infused Vinegar
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Shallots or Spring onions

Directions

Prepare and assemble

Slice as many tomatoes as you think you are going to need.
Arrange the slices in a flat dish (we use a quiche dish).
Thinly slice the shallots or spring onions.
Sprinkle the sliced shallots or onions over the top of the tomato slices.

Dress and serve

Pour the wasabi infused vinegar over the tomatoes and leave for 10 minutes.
Pour some olive oil onto the mixture to suit your taste (optional).
Serve either by itself as an appetiser or as part of the main meal.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

188Calories

2 gProtein

14 gFat

15 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Salad	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.

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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.

Tomato + olivetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together15,539 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Olive + shallottop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,659 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Vinegar + olivetop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together12,297 recipes

Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).
Vinegar + shallottop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,374 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Tomato + shallottop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together583 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

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

What each ingredient does

Sliced tomatoes: Form the juicy base of the salad and supply most of its moisture.
Shallots or spring onions: Add a sharp, savoury bite that cuts through the sweetness of the tomatoes.
Namida® infused vinegar: Adds acidity and a pungent aroma that brightens the tomatoes.
Extra virgin olive oil: Adds fat and a smooth, rounded mouthfeel to the dressing.