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1905 Salad

A salad of lettuce, tomatoes, ham, Swiss cheese, Spanish olives, and a dressing of olive oil, vinegar, garlic, oregano, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice.

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Why it works: Tomato and olive are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 15,539 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

1905 Salad

Ingredients

Directions

Assemble the salad

  1. Put lettuce in mixing bowl.

  2. Add tomatoes, ham, and cheese.

  3. Top with Spanish olives.

  4. Pour dressing on top and add grated Romano cheese and lemon juice.

  5. Toss all ingredients together and serve on chilled plates.

Make the dressing

  1. Put minced garlic, oregano, and Worcestershire sauce into a bowl.

  2. Beat until smooth with whisk.

  3. Add oil gradually and finally add vinegar, beating continuously.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

551Calories
38 gProtein
38 gFat
16 gCarbs

Counts 14 of 15 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 14 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pork100g cooked242
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Lettuce1 cup shredded (36g)5
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
Olive1 large (4g)4
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Saladnot in our table0

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

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

  2. Olive + garlictop 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. Lettuce + olivetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,580 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy).

  5. Lettuce + tomatotop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,655 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

Swiss cheese
Adds rich flavor and chewy, meltable texture to the salad.
Ham
Contributes savory, salty meatiness and chewy texture.
Olive oil
Forms the body of the dressing and carries its flavor.
Vinegar
Adds acidity that sharpens the dressing and balances the oil.
Garlic
Provides pungent, aromatic flavor to the dressing.
Tomatoes
Add juiciness, acidity, and fresh flavor to the salad.

The step that matters

Add oil gradually while beating the dressing. Oil and vinegar are immiscible, so adding the oil slowly while beating creates a temporary emulsion. Pouring it in all at once lets the oil separate and the dressing stay greasy and split.

Swap the lemon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (lettuce, tomato, cheese, ham, olive, vinegar, garlic):

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

Fit is the average pairing score against lettuce, tomato, cheese, ham, olive, vinegar, 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.

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