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Jibna Salata

A salad of cucumber, tomatoes, rocket leaves, spring onions, and feta cheese, seasoned with salt.

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Why it works: Cucumber and tomato are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,405 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Jibna Salata

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Chop vegetables and mix together.

  2. Add salt and toss.

  3. Grate feta over salad.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

195Calories
10 gProtein
10 gFat
19 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Feta Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
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.

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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. Cucumber + tomatotop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,405 recipes

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

  2. Cucumber + oniontop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,050 recipes

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

  3. Tomato + oniontop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together20,633 recipes

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

  4. Cucumber + feta cheesetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together369 recipes

    Shared aroma: hexyl acetate (fruity, apple).

  5. Tomato + feta cheesetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together828 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).

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

What each ingredient does

Feta cheese
Adds salty, tangy richness and a creamy contrast to the crisp vegetables.
Cucumber
Provides cool, crisp moisture and fresh bulk to the salad.
Tomatoes
Add juiciness, acidity and sweetness to the salad.

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cucumber, tomato, feta cheese):

  1. Eggplantfits better
  2. Capsicumfits better
  3. Spinachfits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cucumber, tomato, feta cheese. 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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