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Aioli Potato Salad

A potato salad with aioli, scallions, and seasonings.

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Why it works: Lemon and pepper match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 27,047 recipes. Both carry trans-2-nonenal, which smells cardboard, fatty. The science ↓

Aioli Potato Salad

Timeabout 20 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Cook the potatoes

  1. Place potatoes in large pot and cover with water.

  2. Bring to a boil and cook until tender, about 20 minutes.

  3. Remove from heat and, while still warm, cut in quarters.

Make the salad

  1. Slice scallions and toss with potatoes.

  2. Mix remaining ingredients in separate bowl and toss with warm potatoes.

  3. Cover and chill overnight.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

314Calories
14 gProtein
6 gFat
55 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

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. Lemon + peppertop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together27,047 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  2. Potato + garlictop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,517 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  3. Garlic + peppertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,090 recipes

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

  4. Potato + peppertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together8,305 recipes

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

  5. Lemon + garlictop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together8,893 recipes

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

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

What each ingredient does

Small red-skinned potatoes
Provide the starchy base that holds the salad together and absorbs the dressing.
Mayonnaise
Adds fat and creaminess, coating the potatoes with a rich, smooth dressing.
Garlic
Contributes sharp, pungent aroma that defines the aioli flavour.
Lemon juice
Adds acidity that brightens the dressing and balances the richness of the mayonnaise.

The step that matters

Toss with warm potatoes. Dressing warm potatoes lets them absorb the flavours of the dressing more readily, while cold potatoes stay surface-coated. Cutting them while still warm has the same benefit.

Swap the potato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (lemon, garlic, pepper):

  1. Spinachfits better
  2. Kalefits better
  3. Broccolifits better
  4. Potatothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against lemon, garlic, pepper. 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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