Name: Polish Tomato Salad
Ingredients: tomatoes; spring onions; an onion; vinaigrette; Zubrowka (bison herb vodka)

Why it works: Tomato and onion are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 20,633 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Polish Tomato Salad

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

Slice or quarter tomatoes.
Thinly slice spring onion.
Very thinly slice onion to taste.

Dress and serve

Mix tomatoes, spring onion, and onion.
Add vinaigrette and a shot of Zubrowka.
Mix again.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

209Calories

31 gProtein

3 gFat

15 gCarbs

Counts 3 of 4 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 3 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Bison	100g cooked	143
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Vodka	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 + oniontop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together20,633 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Onion + bisontop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together44 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Tomato + bisontop 20% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together21 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Tomato + vodkatop 21% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together113 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Onion + vodkatop 35% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together66 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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

What each ingredient does

Tomatoes: Provide the main body, juice and fresh flavour of the salad.
Spring onions: Add a mild, sharp onion bite that complements the tomatoes.
An onion: Adds a sharper, pungent onion flavour that stands up to the dressing.
Vinaigrette: Adds acidity and fat that carry flavour and moisten the vegetables.
Zubrowka (bison herb vodka): Adds a distinctive herbal aroma and a little alcohol flavour to the dressing.