Corn Salad

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. Mustard + celerytop 2% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together4,169 recipes

   Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

2. Cucumber + mustardtop 3% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together2,281 recipes

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

3. Cucumber + tomatotop 4% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together2,405 recipes

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

4. Tomato + celerytop 4% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together3,377 recipes

   Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

5. Corn + tomatotop 6% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together2,099 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

Corn

Provides the sweet, crisp bulk of the salad.

Sour cream

Adds creaminess and moisture to the dressing.

Mayonnaise

Adds richness and fat that helps the dressing cling to the vegetables.

Distilled white vinegar

Adds acidity that brightens the dressing and balances the creaminess.

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (corn, cucumber, tomato, cream, vinegar, mustard, celery):

1. Lettucefits better
2. Capsicumfits better
3. Broccolifits better
4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against corn, cucumber, tomato, cream, vinegar, mustard, celery. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.