Chad Salad

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 + coriandertop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together2,498 recipes

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

2. Raisin + almondtop 2% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together1,781 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-nonanone (fruity, floral).

3. Cucumber + coriandertop 4% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together875 recipes

   Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

4. Rice + cucumbertop 5% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together734 recipes

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

5. Almond + olivetop 6% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together1,875 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

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

What each ingredient does

Brown rice

Forms the bulk of the salad and gives a chewy, firm texture.

Bananas

Add natural sweetness and a soft, creamy texture to the salad.

Raisins

Add concentrated sweetness and chewy texture.

Olive oil

Adds fat and moisture, carrying the flavour of the dressing through the salad.

Lemon juice

Adds acidity that brightens the flavours and balances the sweetness.

Honey

Adds sweetness that balances the acidity of the lemon and the warmth of the spices.

Swap the raisin

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rice, cucumber, banana, almond, olive, lemon, coriander):

1. Limefits better
2. Avocadofits better
3. Coconutfits better
4. Raisinthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against rice, cucumber, banana, almond, olive, lemon, coriander. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.