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Moroccan Orange Walnut Salad

A salad of orange segments, walnut halves, radishes, and greens dressed with honey, cinnamon, olive oil, salt, and pepper.

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Why it works: Orange and cinnamon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,437 recipes. Both carry guaiacol, which smells smoky, sweet. The science ↓

Moroccan Orange Walnut Salad

Time1 hour

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the oranges

  1. Peel the oranges and separate them into sections. Squeeze any excess juice into the bowl with the segments.

  2. Pour honey and cinnamon over the orange slices.

  3. Let stand for an hour.

Assemble and serve

  1. Mix the remaining ingredients in a bowl.

  2. Toss well, seasoning to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

  3. Add the oranges and the juice last. Toss well and serve.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

327Calories
3 gProtein
16 gFat
47 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Red Onion1 medium (110g)44
Walnut1 walnut half (4g)26
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Saladnot 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.

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

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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. Orange + cinnamontop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,437 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  2. Cinnamon + walnuttop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,147 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Olive + walnuttop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,087 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

  4. Orange + olivetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,456 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  5. Cinnamon + radishtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together69 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

What each ingredient does

Oranges
Provide the sweet-tart juice and segments that flavour the whole salad.
Honey
Adds sweetness and helps the cinnamon coat the orange slices.
Walnut halves
Add crunch and a toasty, nutty flavour to the salad.
Mixed salad greens
Form the bulk of the salad and carry the dressing.
Extra virgin olive oil
Adds fat and richness, carrying flavour through the dressing.

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (orange, honey, cinnamon, radish, olive, pepper, walnut):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Lettucefits better
  3. Beetrootfits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against orange, honey, cinnamon, radish, olive, pepper, walnut. 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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