Name: Radish Salad
Ingredients: 500 g radish.; 1/2 c sour cream.; salt.

Why it works: Radish and cream work together. They rank in the top 29% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 106 recipes. Both carry octanal, which smells fat, soap. The science ↓

Radish Salad

Ingredients

500 g radish.
1/2 c sour cream.
salt.

Directions

Peel the radish.
Grate the radish coarsely.
Combine the grated radish with sour cream and salt to taste.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

112Calories

18 gProtein

1 gFat

8 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 3 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100
Radish	1/2 cup (58g)	12
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.

Recipe from the Recipes Wiki (Fandom).

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.

Radish + creamtop 29% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together106 recipes

Shared aroma: octanal (fat, soap).

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

What each ingredient does

Radish: Provides the crisp texture and peppery bite that defines the salad.
Sour cream: Adds moisture and creaminess, and its mild acidity balances the radish's sharpness.

“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.