Fresh Tomato Salad with Herb Dressing

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. Tomato + olivetop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together15,539 recipes

   Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

2. Garlic + olivetop 2% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together25,665 recipes

   Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

3. Tomato + garlictop 3% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together14,076 recipes

   Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

4. Garlic + parsleytop 4% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together9,308 recipes

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

5. Olive + parsleytop 6% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together9,649 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

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

What each ingredient does

Tomatoes

Provide the main body, juice and fresh acidity of the salad.

Extra virgin olive oil

Carries the herbs and garlic flavor and adds richness to the dressing and toast.

Sourdough bread

Gives a crisp, toasted base that holds the tomatoes and soaks up dressing.

Red wine vinegar

Adds sharp acidity that brightens the dressing and balances the olive oil.

Fresh garlic

Adds pungent aroma to the dressing and the toast.

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (tomato, garlic, bread, olive, red wine, vinegar, parsley):

1. Thymefits better
2. Basilfits better
3. Rosemaryfits better
4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against tomato, garlic, bread, olive, red wine, vinegar, parsley. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.