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Lexington Avenue Seafood Salad

A chilled salad of shrimp, crabmeat, peas, celery, cucumber, onion, dressed with thousand island, yogurt, horseradish, lemon, marjoram, and pepper.

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Why it works: Celery and lemon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and 3,467 recipes mention both. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

The recipe

four serving plates

Ingredients

Contains: milk, shellfish (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

Directions

Prepare the salad

  1. Combine shrimp, crabmeat, peas, celery, cucumber, and onion in a serving bowl.

  2. In a small bowl, combine the salad dressing, yogurt, horseradish, lemon juice, marjoram, and pepper.

  3. Pour the dressing over the salad and toss.

Serve

  1. Place a few lettuce leaves on each of four serving plates.

  2. Divide the salad evenly among the plates and serve immediately.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Celery + lemontop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together3,467 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  2. Peas + cucumbertop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together629 recipes

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

  3. Cucumber + horseradishtop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together640 recipes

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

  4. Celery + oniontop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together18,506 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  5. Cucumber + yogurttop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together649 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

What each ingredient does

Shrimp
Provides the main seafood flavor and a tender, meaty bite in the salad.
Crabmeat
Adds delicate sweetness and tender flaky texture to the salad.
Thousand island dressing
Supplies moisture, tang, and fat that bind the salad together.
Plain nonfat yogurt
Adds creaminess and a mild tang that lightens the dressing.
Prepared horseradish
Contributes a sharp, pungent heat that cuts through the richness.
Green peas
Add small sweet bursts and a soft, tender texture to the salad.

Flavor stand-ins for the lemon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (shrimp, peas, celery, cucumber, onion, yogurt, horseradish):

  1. Avocadobetter flavor fit
  2. Mangoabout as good a flavor fit
  3. Limeabout as good a flavor fit
  4. Lemonthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against shrimp, peas, celery, cucumber, onion, yogurt, horseradish. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).

“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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