Name: Berried California Avocado Grapefruit Salad
Ingredients: Bibb lettuce; Watercress; 2 California avocados, seeded, peeled and sliced; 2 Cups grapefruit sections; 1 Cup fresh raspberries; Prepared sweet vinegar and oil dressing

Why it works: Avocado and grapefruit work together. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and 55 recipes mention both. Both carry trans-2-hexenal, which smells green, leafy. The science ↓

The recipe

Ingredients

Bibb lettuce
Watercress
2 California avocados, seeded, peeled and sliced
2 Cups grapefruit sections
1 Cup fresh raspberries
Prepared sweet vinegar and oil dressing

Directions

Line serving platter or individual salad plates with lettuce and watercress.
Arrange avocado, grapefruit and raspberries over and sprinkle with dressing.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

Avocado + grapefruittop 3% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together55 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy).
Lettuce + avocadotop 2% of all pairs

Aroma overlapstrong

Mentioned together464 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy).
Lettuce + grapefruittop 3% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together117 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy).
Lettuce + watercresstop 3% of all pairs

Aroma overlapstrong

Mentioned together307 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Watercress + avocadotop 5% of all pairs

Aroma overlapstrong

Mentioned together44 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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

What each ingredient does

Avocados: Provide creamy texture and rich fat that balances the sharp citrus and tart berries.
Grapefruit sections: Add bright acidity and juiciness that cut through the richness of the avocado.
Raspberries: Contribute sweetness, tartness and fresh aroma to the salad.
Bibb lettuce: Forms a tender, crisp base that holds the fruit and dressing.

“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.