Name: Almond Fruit Salad
Ingredients: 2 cups cooked white or brown rice, cooled to room temperature; 1 orange, peeled, quartered, and sliced; 1/2 cup seedless red grapes, halved; 1 medium kiwi fruit, pared, quartered and sliced; 1/3 cup slivered almonds, toasted; 2 tablespoons orange juice; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 2 teaspoons vegetable oil; 1/4 teaspoon minced fresh ginger

Why it works: Orange and ginger match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,833 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-one, which smells mushroom, metallic. The science ↓

Almond Fruit Salad

Ingredients

2 cups cooked white or brown rice, cooled to room temperature
1 orange, peeled, quartered, and sliced
1/2 cup seedless red grapes, halved
1 medium kiwi fruit, pared, quartered and sliced
1/3 cup slivered almonds, toasted
2 tablespoons orange juice
1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1/4 teaspoon minced fresh ginger

Directions

Combine rice, orange, grapes, kiwi fruit and almonds in large bowl.
Blend orange juice, soy sauce, oil and ginger in small bowl; pour over rice mixture. Toss lightly.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

509Calories

8 gProtein

15 gFat

88 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Rice	1 cup cooked (158g) white	206
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Orange	1 medium (131g)	62
Red Grape	1/2 cup (76g)	62
Kiwi	1 medium (69g)	42
Soy Sauce	1 tbsp (15ml)	9
Almond	1 almond (1.2g)	7
Ginger	1 tsp grated fresh (2g)	2
Fruit	not in our table	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.

Orange + gingertop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,833 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).
Orange + almondtop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,125 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Rice + almondtop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,456 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Orange + grapetop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,771 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Grape + almondtop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,435 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-methylbutanol (malty, whiskey).

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

What each ingredient does

Cooked rice: Provides the bulk and chewy base that holds the fruit and dressing together.
Slivered almonds: Add crunch and a toasted, nutty flavor that contrasts with the soft fruit.
Soy sauce: Adds savory depth and salt to the dressing, balancing the sweetness of the fruit.
Orange juice: Supplies sweetness and acidity to the dressing and moistens the rice.

Swap the grape

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rice, orange, almond, sauce, ginger):

Limefits better
Coconutfits better
Lemonfits better
Grapethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against rice, orange, almond, sauce, ginger. 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.