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Barysauski Salad

A Belarusian salad of boiled fish, beetroot, cheese, egg, onion, mayonnaise, and greens.

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Why it works: Beetroot and onion match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,261 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Barysauski Salad

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Prepare the fish (see recipe "Chatni Salad").

  2. Boil hard the egg.

  3. Slice the boiled beetroots and cheese, shred the onion.

Assemble and serve

  1. Add the salt and mix the ingredients.

  2. Season the salad with mayonnaise and heap in a salad bowl.

  3. Decorate with beetroot slices, minced egg and greens.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

443Calories
34 gProtein
28 gFat
11 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 6 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Salmon100g cooked208
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Beetrootnot 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.

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. Beetroot + oniontop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,261 recipes

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

  2. Cheese + oniontop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,849 recipes

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

  3. Fish + cheesetop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together135 recipes

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

  4. Fish + oniontop 19% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together1,924 recipes

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

  5. Fish + eggtop 22% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,782 recipes

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

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

What each ingredient does

Boiled fish
Forms the main protein base of the salad.
Beetroots
Add sweetness, earthy flavour and a bright colour to the salad.
Cheese
Adds salty, savoury richness and a firm texture to the mix.
Egg
Adds body and richness, and the minced whites and yolk give texture.
Onion
Adds sharp, aromatic bite that balances the richer ingredients.
Mayonnaise
Adds fat and moisture, binding the salad and making it creamy.

Swap the beetroot

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (fish, cheese, egg, onion):

  1. Potatofits better
  2. Chivefits better
  3. Asparagusfits better
  4. Beetrootthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against fish, cheese, egg, onion. 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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