Name: Smoked Paprika Tomato Vinaigrette
Ingredients: 4 yellow grape tomatoes cut in half; 4 red grape tomatoes cut in half; 1 tsp smoked paprika; ¼ Cup canola oil; Salt and pepper, to taste; 1 Tbsp white wine vinegar

Why it works: Tomato and pepper are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 17,923 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Smoked Paprika Tomato Vinaigrette

Ingredients

Directions

Whisk all ingredients but tomatoes.
Once mixed well, coat tomatoes and place 2 halves of each color tomato on each soup.
Drizzle a small amount of vinaigrette over soup and serve.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

274Calories

3 gProtein

14 gFat

38 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Grape	1/2 cup (76g)	62
Red Grape	1/2 cup (76g)	62
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
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 + peppertop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together17,923 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Grape + tomatotop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,002 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Grape + white winetop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together201 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).
White wine + vinegartop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,776 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
Grape + peppertop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,909 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

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

What each ingredient does

Yellow and red grape tomatoes: Provide the fresh, juicy main ingredient and the bright flavour of the dish.
Canola oil: Forms the base of the emulsion and carries the smoked paprika flavour across the tomatoes.
White wine vinegar: Adds acidity that balances the oil and sharpens the tomato flavour.
Smoked paprika: Adds smoky aroma and colour to the vinaigrette.

Swap the grape

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (tomato, canola oil, pepper, white wine, vinegar):

Mangofits better
Plumfits about as well
Cherryfits about as well
Grapethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against tomato, canola oil, pepper, white wine, 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.