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Cucumber and Olive Salad

A salad of sliced cucumbers, olives, pickled peppers, mint, oil, vinegar, and salt.

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Why it works: Cucumber and mint work together. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 884 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Cucumber and Olive Salad

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the cucumbers

  1. Cut peeled cucumbers longwise and remove seeds.

  2. Slice finely.

Assemble and dress

  1. Sprinkle with mint.

  2. Add chopped olives.

  3. Add sliced peppers.

  4. Add salt.

  5. Dress with the mixture of oil and vinegar.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

150Calories
1 gProtein
14 gFat
6 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Olive1 large (4g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Mint2 tbsp fresh (3g)2
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.

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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.

  1. Cucumber + minttop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together884 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Cucumber + olivetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,611 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyl acetate (fruit).

  3. Cucumber + vinegartop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,734 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyl acetate (fruit).

  4. Pepper + minttop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,372 recipes

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

  5. Olive + minttop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,240 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

Cucumbers
Form the crisp, watery base of the salad.
Olives
Add salty, briny flavor and a firm bite to the salad.
Pickled red peppers
Add tangy acidity and sweetness that contrast with the cucumber.
Oil
Adds richness and carries flavor through the dressing.
Vinegar
Adds acidity that brightens the dressing and balances the oil.

Swap the mint

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cucumber, olive, pepper, vinegar):

  1. Tarragonfits better
  2. Garlicfits better
  3. Dillfits better
  4. Mintthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cucumber, olive, pepper, vinegar. 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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