Brown Rice Waldorf Salad

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. Celery + carrottop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together10,173 recipes

   Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).

2. Vanilla + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together5,287 recipes

   Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).

3. Cinnamon + appletop 4% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together5,598 recipes

   Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

4. Cinnamon + ricetop 4% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together2,137 recipes

   Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

5. Celery + walnuttop 6% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together852 recipes

   Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

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

What each ingredient does

Vanilla lowfat yogurt

Creates a creamy, tangy base that keeps the salad moist.

Reduced calorie mayonnaise

Adds fat and body, binding the dressing and coating the rice and fruit.

Cooked brown rice

Provides the bulk and chewy texture that holds the salad together.

Tart apples

Adds crisp texture and acidity that brightens the sweet raisins and creamy dressing.

Walnuts

Contribute crunch and a toasty, nutty flavor against the soft ingredients.

Raisins

Add concentrated sweetness and chewy contrast to the tart apples.

Swap the apple

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (vanilla, yogurt, cinnamon, rice, celery, carrot, walnut):

1. Coconutfits better
2. Cherryfits better
3. Figfits better
4. Applethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against vanilla, yogurt, cinnamon, rice, celery, carrot, walnut. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.