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Chilled Vegetables

A chilled salad of mixed vegetables, cucumber, tomatoes, green onions, and mayonnaise, seasoned with salt and pepper.

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Why it works: Cucumber and tomato are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,405 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Chilled Vegetables

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the vegetables

  1. Parboil the vegetables (don't let them get too cooked).

  2. Drain the vegetables well.

Assemble and chill

  1. Dice and add the cucumber, tomatoes, and green onions.

  2. Mix in the mayo to bind it together.

  3. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

  4. Chill well.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

316Calories
10 gProtein
20 gFat
28 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Vegetable1 tbsp (14g)120
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Plum1 medium (66g)30
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
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.

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.

  1. Cucumber + tomatotop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,405 recipes

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

  2. Plum + tomatotop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,480 recipes

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

  3. Tomato + peppertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,923 recipes

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

  4. Cucumber + oniontop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,050 recipes

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

  5. Onion + tomatotop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together20,633 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

Frozen mixed vegetables
Form the bulk of the salad, providing texture and substance once parboiled and drained.
Mayonnaise
Binds the salad together and adds moisture and richness.
Cucumber
Adds crisp, watery crunch and freshness to the salad.
Plum tomatoes
Add juiciness and a mild acidity to the salad.

The step that matters

Parboil the vegetables briefly. Overcooked vegetables turn soft and mushy and release excess water, which thins the mayonnaise dressing and makes the salad watery. Parboiling only until barely tender, then draining well, keeps some bite and a firmer texture.

Swap the onion

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

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Eggplantfits better
  3. Lettucefits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cucumber, plum, tomato, pepper. 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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