Name: Horiatiki I
Ingredients: Serves 4 persons; 3 – 4 tomatoes,; 1 onion,; feta cheese,; 1 cucumber,; olive oil,; salt,; olives,; oregano.

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 ↓

Horiatiki I

Serves 4 persons

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

Cut the tomatoes, onion, and cucumber into slices.
Mix the sliced vegetables together.

Dress and serve

Add salt, pieces of feta cheese, and oregano.
Pour olive oil over the salad at the end.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

323Calories

10 gProtein

24 gFat

20 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Feta Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Cucumber	1/2 cup sliced (52g)	16
Oregano	1 tsp dried (1.8g)	5
Olive	1 large (4g)	4
Salt	1 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.

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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).
Tomato + oreganotop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,767 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-hexenal (green, leafy).
Tomato + cucumbertop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,405 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Olive + oreganotop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,443 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-hexenal (green, leafy).
Cucumber + olivetop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,611 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyl acetate (fruit).

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

What each ingredient does

Tomatoes: Add juicy moisture and a light, slightly acidic freshness to the salad.
Cucumber: Adds crisp texture and cooling moisture.
Onion: Adds a sharp, pungent bite and aroma.
Feta cheese: Adds salty, crumbly richness that contrasts with the fresh vegetables.
Olives: Add briny saltiness and a firm, meaty bite.
Olive oil: Adds fat and smooth richness that carries flavour across the vegetables.

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (tomato, feta cheese, cucumber, olive, oregano):

Eggplantfits better
Capsicumfits better
Spinachfits better
Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against tomato, feta cheese, cucumber, olive, oregano. 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.