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Plum Ginger Chicken Salad

A salad of long grain and wild rice, chicken, green onions, plums, dressed with oil, lemon juice, soy sauce, and ginger.

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Why it works: Lemon and ginger match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,154 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Plum Ginger Chicken Salad

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Prepare rice mix as directed; cool to room temperature.

Assemble and serve

  1. Combine rice, chicken, green onions and sliced plums in large mixing bowl.

  2. Combine oil, lemon juice, soy sauce and ginger.

  3. Pour dressing over rice mixture and toss lightly.

  4. Chill until served.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

547Calories
41 gProtein
18 gFat
58 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Wild Rice1 cup cooked (164g)166
Chicken100g cooked165
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Plum1 medium (66g)30
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2

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.

  1. Lemon + gingertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,154 recipes

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

  2. Wild rice + oniontop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together260 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Chicken + oniontop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,814 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).

  4. Wild rice + chickentop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together175 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyraldehyde (malty, chocolate).

  5. Plum + gingertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together272 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

What each ingredient does

Long grain and wild rice mix
Forms the bulk of the salad and gives it a chewy, firm texture.
Chicken breast
Adds protein and substance, making the salad a complete main dish.
Plums
Add juicy sweetness and a bright fruit flavor that balances the dressing.
Lemon juice
Adds acidity that brightens the dressing and balances the sweetness of the plums.
Vegetable oil
Carries the flavors of the dressing and coats the rice and chicken for moisture.
Soy sauce
Adds savory, salty depth to the dressing.

The step that matters

Cool the rice to room temperature before combining. Warm rice can make the dressing separate or turn greasy and can soften the plums, so cooling it first keeps the salad's texture and coating even.

Swap the plum

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (wild rice, chicken, onion, lemon, sauce, ginger):

  1. Limefits better
  2. Avocadofits better
  3. Coconutfits better
  4. Plumthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against wild rice, chicken, onion, lemon, 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.

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