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Rice Confetti Buffet Salad

A salad of cooked rice mixed with onion, celery, bacon bits, relish, pimientos, eggs, mayonnaise, mustard, and seasonings, served on lettuce.

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Why it works: Celery and mustard are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,169 recipes. Both carry guaiacol, which smells smoky, sweet. The science ↓

Rice Confetti Buffet Salad

Ingredients

Directions

Make the salad

  1. Combine rice, onion, celery, bacon bits, relish, pimientos, eggs, salt, pepper, mayonnaise and mustard; blend thoroughly.

Serve

  1. Serve on lettuce leaves.

  2. Garnish with cherry tomatoes.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

386Calories
16 gProtein
9 gFat
59 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
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Celery1 stalk (40g)6
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Relishnot 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. Celery + mustardtop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,169 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  2. Celery + peppertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together16,012 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  3. Onion + mustardtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9,259 recipes

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

  4. Onion + celerytop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together18,518 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  5. Rice + celerytop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,169 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

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

What each ingredient does

Cooked rice
Forms the bulk of the salad and carries the dressing and other mix-ins.
Hard-cooked eggs
Add soft, rich body and substance to the salad.
Mayonnaise
Provides moisture and fat that bind the salad and keep it creamy.
Sweet pickle relish
Adds sweetness and tang that balance the rich mayonnaise.
Bacon bits
Contribute salty, smoky flavor and a bit of crisp texture.

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rice, celery, egg, pepper, mustard):

  1. Lettucefits better
  2. Horseradishfits better
  3. Spinachfits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against rice, celery, egg, pepper, mustard. 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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