Name: Zucchini Salad II
Ingredients: 3-4 zuchini,; 1 tablespoon oil,; 1 tablespoon vinegar,; 2 minced garlic cloves (to taste),; salt,; some parsley and dill

Why it works: Parsley and dill match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 669 recipes. Both carry p-mentha-1,3,8-triene, which smells camphor, herbal. The science ↓

Zucchini Salad II

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

Clean and wash the zucchini.
Cut the zucchini into medium sized pieces.

Cook and dress

Boil the zucchini in salted water.
Drain the zucchini.
Place the zucchini in a salad bowl.
Pour oil, vinegar, garlic, and 2-3 tablespoons of the boiling liquid over the zucchini.
Garnish with chopped parsley and dill.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

138Calories

1 gProtein

14 gFat

3 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Clove	1 tsp ground (2g)	7
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Dill	5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried	4
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Parsley	1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)	1
Salt	1 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.

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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.

Parsley + dilltop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together669 recipes

Shared aroma: p-mentha-1,3,8-triene (camphor, herbal).
Garlic + parsleytop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together9,308 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Clove + parsleytop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together6,768 recipes

Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).
Clove + dilltop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together187 recipes

Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).
Garlic + dilltop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together943 recipes

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

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

What each ingredient does

Zucchini (in the method): Forms the body of the salad and absorbs the dressing as it cools.
Oil: Carries flavor and adds richness and moisture to the vegetables.
Vinegar: Adds acidity that brightens the flavor and balances the oil.
Garlic: Adds pungent aroma and sharp flavor to the dressing.

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (vinegar, garlic, parsley, dill):

Tarragonfits better
Thymefits better
Fennelfits better
Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against vinegar, garlic, parsley, dill. 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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Zucchini Salad II