Name: Fijian Broccoli Salad
Ingredients: 2 bunches broccoli; 1 tablespoon cooking oil; 6 slices bacon; 1/2 small red onion, chopped fine; 1 cup raisins

Why it works: Broccoli and onion match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,294 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

Fijian Broccoli Salad

Ingredients

Directions

Cut off the broccoli heads, and separate into small florets.
Steam in a microwave for four minutes. Bite a piece.
It should be crispy-tender and bright green.
Microwave for 1 minute at a time for 1 or 2 minutes more if required.
Dump immediately into icy cold water to stop the cooking process.
Remove into a colander and set aside to drain.
Put cooking oil in a skillet.
Chop bacon into tiny cubes and sauté on medium heat until crispy.
Drain and spread onto a paper towel to blot grease.
Make up the dressing.
Add the chopped onion, crumbled bacon and raisins to the dressing and mix well.
If you have a salad strainer, spin broccoli to remove more water.
Place broccoli in a bowl, pour dressing over it and mix lightly.
Refrigerate for 3 hours or more to chill and develop the flavors.
This salad will keep well in the refrigerator for three days.
Category:Fijian Recipes
Category:Fijian Salads

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

323Calories

8 gProtein

18 gFat

37 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 5 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Grape	1/2 cup (76g)	62
Broccoli	1 cup chopped (156g)	55
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Bacon	1 slice cooked (8g)	43

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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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.

Broccoli + oniontop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,294 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Broccoli + raisintop 23% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together7 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Onion + raisintop 28% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together328 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).