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Orange and Radish Salad with Cinnamon Vinaigrette

A salad of sliced oranges and radishes tossed with a cinnamon vinaigrette and topped with toasted almonds.

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Why it works: Cinnamon and cumin match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,103 recipes. Both carry 4-methoxybenzaldehyde, which smells sweet, anise. The science ↓

Orange and Radish Salad with Cinnamon Vinaigrette

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the vinaigrette

  1. Blend vinaigrette ingredients in a small bowl. Set aside.

Assemble and serve

  1. Combine all salad ingredients except almonds in a large bowl.

  2. Just before serving, toss half of the vinaigrette with the salad mixture.

  3. Sprinkle with almonds.

  4. Serve remaining vinaigrette at the table.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

278Calories
4 gProtein
15 gFat
37 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Spinach1 cup raw (30g)7
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
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.

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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. Cinnamon + cumintop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,103 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).

  2. Lemon + orangetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together10,634 recipes

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

  3. Lemon + peppertop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together27,047 recipes

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

  4. Orange + cinnamontop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,437 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  5. Olive + cumintop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,853 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

What each ingredient does

Olive oil
Forms the base of the vinaigrette and carries flavor, giving the dressing body and richness.
Lemon juice
Adds acidity that brightens the dressing and balances the sugar.
Sugar
Adds sweetness that rounds out the acidity of the citrus juices.
Oranges
Provide juicy sweetness and citrus aroma to the salad.
Radishes
Add crisp texture and a sharp, peppery bite.
Sliced almonds
Add crunch and nutty flavor when toasted.

Swap the radish

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, lemon, orange, sugar, cinnamon, cumin, pepper):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Carrotfits better
  3. Sweet potatofits better
  4. Radishthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, lemon, orange, sugar, cinnamon, cumin, pepper. 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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