Why it works: Shrimp and olive are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and 2,404 recipes mention both. Both carry hexanol, which smells green, fruity. The science ↓
The recipe
enough for 4 to 5 personsIngredients
Contains: shellfish (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
Directions
Arrange lettuce on a small plate.
Place 4 to 5 shrimp, an olive, slice of kiwi or cantaloupe, slice of tomato and several fresh raspberries on top of lettuce.
Drizzle raspberry sauce over each.
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The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Shrimp + olivetop 7% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together2,404 recipes
Shared aroma: hexanol (green, fruity).
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Olive + tomatotop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together14,164 recipes
Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
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Tomato + lettucetop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together1,654 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
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Olive + lettucetop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together2,400 recipes
Shared aroma: trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy).
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Shrimp + tomatotop 7% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together1,593 recipes
Shared aroma: 3-methylbutanol (malty, whiskey).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
What each ingredient does
- Shrimp
- Provides the main protein and the centerpiece of the plate.
- Frozen raspberries
- Pureed into the sauce, supplying fruity flavor, color and a tart edge.
- Triple sec
- Adds orange-citrus aroma and a little sweetness to the raspberry sauce.
Flavor stand-ins for the lettuce
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (shrimp, olive, tomato):
- Capsicumbetter flavor fit
- Potatobetter flavor fit
- Asparagusbetter flavor fit
- Lettucethe original
Fit is the average pairing score against shrimp, olive, tomato. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).
“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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