Beetroot Salata

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. Beetroot + lettucetop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together678 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).

2. Pepper + lemontop 3% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together27,047 recipes

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

3. Beetroot + carrottop 4% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together699 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).

4. Carrot + peppertop 6% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together14,555 recipes

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

5. Carrot + tomatotop 6% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together3,606 recipes

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

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

What each ingredient does

Beetroot

Provides the main body, colour and earthy sweetness of the salad.

Tomatoes

Add juiciness and a fresh, slightly acidic bite to the salad.

Vinegar

Adds sharp acidity that brightens the vegetables and balances their sweetness.

Sesame oil

Contributes fat and a nutty aroma that coats the vegetables.

Swap the lemon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (beetroot, carrot, tomato, pepper, lettuce, onion, vinegar):

1. Avocadofits better
2. Limefits better
3. Cherryfits better
4. Lemonthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against beetroot, carrot, tomato, pepper, lettuce, onion, vinegar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.