Name: Tovuk Goshtly Va Sabzavotly Gazak
Ingredients: 500 g (18 oz) chicken; 150 g (5 oz) cucumbers; 150 g (5 oz) tomatoes; 1 bundle (4 oz) green onions; 1 head garlic; dill; 150 g (5 oz) or 5/8 cup mayonnaise.

Why it works: Onion and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,058 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓

Tovuk Goshtly Va Sabzavotly Gazak

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

Boil chicken and remove skin and bones from the meat.
Cut chicken into thin strips.
Cut tomatoes into very thin round slices.
Chop green onions and dill.
Mince garlic.
Set aside some cucumbers and tomatoes for garnish.

Assemble and serve

Combine the above ingredients in a large bowl, mix well, and season to taste.
Arrange a hillock of salad in a serving bowl, top with mayonnaise, tomato and cucumber slices, and greens.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

333Calories

41 gProtein

9 gFat

21 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Cucumber	1/2 cup sliced (52g)	16
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Dill	5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried	4

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.

Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together29,058 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
Cucumber + dilltop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together530 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Tomato + garlictop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together14,076 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
Cucumber + tomatotop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,405 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Cucumber + garlictop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,556 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

What each ingredient does

Chicken: Provides the main protein and bulk of the salad.
Mayonnaise: Adds fat and creaminess, binding the salad and moistening the chicken and vegetables.
Cucumbers: Add crisp, watery texture and fresh flavor.
Tomatoes: Contribute juiciness, acidity and fresh flavor.
Garlic: Adds sharp, pungent aroma and flavor.

Swap the dill

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, cucumber, tomato, onion, garlic):

Cuminfits better
Corianderfits better
Oreganofits better
Dillthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, cucumber, tomato, onion, garlic. 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.