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Kenscoff Salad

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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 ↓

Kenscoff Salad

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Arrange all ingredients artistically on a serving platter.

  2. Just before serving, pour over them a few tablespoonfuls of Vinaigrette sauce.

  3. Category:Haitian Recipes

  4. Category:Haitian Salads

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

277Calories
12 gProtein
6 gFat
46 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16

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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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. Sweet potato + cucumbertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together76 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  3. Sweet potato + tomatotop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together359 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

  4. Cucumber + eggtop 23% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,346 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  5. Sweet potato + eggtop 25% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together843 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

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

Swap the tomato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sweet potato, cucumber, egg):

  1. Chivefits better
  2. Lettucefits better
  3. Spinachfits better
  4. Tomatothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against sweet potato, cucumber, egg. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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