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Austrian Apple and Potato Salad

A salad of diced apples and potatoes tossed with olive oil, white wine vinegar, salt, pepper, topped with sliced beets and hard‑boiled eggs.

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Why it works: Potato and olive are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 6,458 recipes. Both carry 2-undecenal, which smells sweet. The science ↓

Austrian Apple and Potato Salad

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Combine the apples and the potatoes in a bowl.

  2. Whisk together the vinegar, oil, salt, and pepper until well blended.

  3. Pour over the apples and potatoes and toss gently but thoroughly.

Finish and serve

  1. Adjust seasoning and garnish with beets and sliced egg.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

497Calories
13 gProtein
20 gFat
72 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Green Apple1 medium (182g)95
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Beet1/2 cup (85g)35
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
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. Potato + olivetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together6,458 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

  2. Apple + white winetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together372 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).

  3. Potato + peppertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together8,305 recipes

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

  4. Olive + vinegartop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together12,297 recipes

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).

  5. White wine + vinegartop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,776 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

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

What each ingredient does

Tart green apples
Provide crisp texture and a tart flavour that balances the dressing.
Potatoes
Add body and starch so the salad holds its shape when tossed.
Olive oil
Carries flavour and gives the dressing a smooth, rich mouthfeel.
White wine vinegar
Adds acidity that brightens the dressing and keeps the apples from tasting flat.
Hard boiled eggs
Add richness and protein-based body as a garnish with mild flavour.

The step that matters

Toss gently but thoroughly. Tossing too hard breaks down the potato and apple pieces, while too light a toss leaves some pieces undressed. Gentle, complete coating keeps the salad intact and evenly seasoned.

Swap the apple

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (potato, olive, white wine, vinegar, pepper, egg):

  1. Lemonfits better
  2. Plumfits better
  3. Cherryfits better
  4. Applethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against potato, olive, white wine, vinegar, pepper, egg. 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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