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Angolan Cabbage Salad

A cabbage salad with sweet corn, dill, salt, sugar, and olive oil.

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Why it works: Cabbage and dill work together. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 47 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Angolan Cabbage Salad

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Shred the cabbage, add 1 tbsp of salt and sugar, mix manually and press a bit.

  2. Leave to rest for half an hour, so that cabbage lets juices out.

  3. Add corn, chopped dill, oil and remaining salt, mix well.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

304Calories
7 gProtein
15 gFat
41 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Corn1/2 cup kernels (82g)77
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

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. Cabbage + dilltop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together47 recipes

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

  2. Dill + olivetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,223 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

  3. Corn + olivetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,502 recipes

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

  4. Corn + dilltop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together69 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  5. Cabbage + corntop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together234 recipes

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

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

What each ingredient does

Cabbage
Forms the bulk of the salad and, once salted, softens as it releases its juices.
Sugar
Adds a little sweetness that balances the salt.
Sweet corn
Adds sweetness and pops of tender texture against the crisp cabbage.
Dill
Contributes a fresh, herbal aroma.
Olive oil
Adds fat that carries flavour and coats the vegetables.

The step that matters

Salting and resting the cabbage. Salt draws water out of the cabbage cells through osmosis, which softens the shreds. If the cabbage is under-salted or rests too briefly, it stays crunchy and the salad can taste watery or harsh once everything is combined.

Swap the cabbage

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (corn, dill, sugar, olive):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Potatofits better
  3. Tomatofits better
  4. Cabbagethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against corn, dill, sugar, olive. 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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