Pear Salad with Raspberry Vinaigrette

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. Shallot + mustardtop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together859 recipes

   Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

2. Walnut + shallottop 6% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together440 recipes

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

3. Walnut + olivetop 6% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together2,087 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

4. Vinegar + mustardtop 7% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together14,067 recipes

   Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

5. Pear + walnuttop 8% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together190 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

Pears

Add sweet, juicy flavour and a soft contrast to the crisp greens.

Walnuts

Add crunch and a toasty, nutty flavour to the salad.

Olive oil

Forms the body of the vinaigrette and carries its flavours and coats the greens.

Raspberry vinegar

Provides the bright acidity and fruity flavour of the dressing.

Dijon mustard

Helps emulsify the oil and vinegar so the dressing stays blended.

Swap the pear

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (walnut, olive, vinegar, syrup, shallot, mustard):

1. Avocadofits better
2. Cherryfits better
3. Limefits better
4. Pearthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against walnut, olive, vinegar, syrup, shallot, mustard. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.