Israeli Marinated Raw Vegetable 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. Cucumber + broccolitop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together432 recipes

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

2. Carrot + peppertop 6% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together14,555 recipes

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

3. Carrot + broccolitop 6% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together1,442 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).

4. Onion + broccolitop 6% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together3,294 recipes

   Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

5. Cucumber + olivetop 6% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together3,611 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyl acetate (fruit).

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

What each ingredient does

Oil

Coats the vegetables and adds richness and a silky mouthfeel to the marinade.

Vinegar

Adds acidity that brightens the flavour and helps season the vegetables as they marinate.

Sugar

Balances the vinegar's sharpness with sweetness.

Broccoli

Provides the main bulk and crisp texture of the salad, which softens slightly as it marinates.

Cauliflower

Adds bulk and a firm crunch that absorbs some of the marinade.

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (carrot, cucumber, pepper, broccoli, olive, vinegar, sugar):

1. Capsicumfits better
2. Mustardfits better
3. Lettucefits better
4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against carrot, cucumber, pepper, broccoli, olive, vinegar, sugar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.