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Incredible Fruit Salad

A fruit salad mixed with a tofu-based dressing.

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Why it works: Orange and lemon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 10,634 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Incredible Fruit Salad

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the fruit

  1. Peel, core (if necessary), and cut all fruit into chunks or slices as desired.

  2. Toss the fruit together in a large bowl with the lemon juice to prevent discoloration.

Make the dressing

  1. Rinse the tofu well and dry thoroughly between layers of paper towels or clean cloth towels.

  2. Break the tofu into small pieces and place in a blender or food processor.

  3. Add the remaining ingredients (except arrowroot powder or cornstarch) and blend.

  4. Taste and adjust the sweetener if desired, then blend again.

  5. Add arrowroot or cornstarch to thicken if desired, and blend again.

  6. Chill the dressing thoroughly.

Serve

  1. Toss the chilled dressing into the fruit salad, or use it as a dip.

  2. Arrange the fruit on a platter and serve with tofu dressing as a dip (optional).

  3. Use the dressing as a whipped cream on other dishes (optional).

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1104Calories
29 gProtein
8 gFat
241 gCarbs

Counts 14 of 18 ingredients. The other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 14 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Apple1 medium (182g)95
Pineapple1 cup chunks (165g)82
Tofu100g firm76
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Cantaloupe1 cup diced (160g)53
Maple Syrup1 tbsp (20ml)52
Strawberry1 cup (152g)49
Watermelon1 cup diced (152g)46
Kiwi1 medium (69g)42
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Melonnot in our table0
Fruitnot in our table0
Tangerinenot in our table0
Arrowrootnot in our table0

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. Orange + lemontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together10,634 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  2. Grape + appletop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,659 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).

  3. Pineapple + melontop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together114 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  4. Pineapple + grapetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together709 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-hexanal (fruit).

  5. Pineapple + appletop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together530 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

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

What each ingredient does

Soft unflavoured tofu
Blends into a creamy, thick base that gives the dressing its body without dairy.
Maple syrup
Adds sweetness to balance the tart lemon and mild fruit.
Arrowroot flour or cornstarch
Thickens the dressing as it is blended, giving a firmer texture.
Lemon juice
Adds acidity that brightens the fruit and slows browning of cut surfaces.

The step that matters

Drain and dry the tofu before blending. Tofu holds a lot of water; excess moisture thins the dressing and makes it watery, so drying it thoroughly helps it blend thick and creamy.

Swap the lemon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pineapple, melon, grape, apple, orange, tofu, maple syrup):

  1. Mangofits better
  2. Vanillafits better
  3. Strawberryfits better
  4. Lemonthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pineapple, melon, grape, apple, orange, tofu, maple syrup. 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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