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Autumn Turkey Salad

A salad of turkey, celery, raisins, cranberries, almonds, onions, mayonnaise, salt, pepper, served on lettuce.

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Why it works: Raisin and almond are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,781 recipes. Both carry 2-nonanone, which smells fruity, floral. The science ↓

Autumn Turkey Salad

Timeat least 2 hours

Ingredients

Directions

Make the salad

  1. Combine all ingredients in a medium-sized bowl and mix well.

  2. Cover and chill for at least 2 hours.

Serve

  1. Layer a plate with lettuce leaves.

  2. Portion each serving onto lettuce leaves.

  3. Garnish with additional almonds (optional).

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

373Calories
40 gProtein
10 gFat
31 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Red Onion1 medium (110g)44
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Celery1 stalk (40g)6
Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Lettuce1 cup shredded (36g)5
Salt1 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.

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. Raisin + almondtop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,781 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonanone (fruity, floral).

  2. Almond + lettucetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together210 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

  3. Celery + lettucetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,033 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

  4. Celery + peppertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together16,012 recipes

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

  5. Celery + oniontop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together18,518 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

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

What each ingredient does

Turkey
Provides the main protein and bulk of the salad.
Reduced-calorie mayonnaise
Binds the ingredients and adds moisture and creaminess.
Raisins
Add sweetness and chewy texture.
Dried cranberries
Add tart-sweet flavor and chewy texture.
Slivered almonds
Add crunch that contrasts with the soft salad.

The step that matters

Chill for at least 2 hours. Chilling lets the mayonnaise coat and season the turkey and mix-ins, so the flavors blend and the salad firms up for clean portioning.

Swap the raisin

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (turkey, celery, almond, onion, pepper, lettuce):

  1. Avocadofits better
  2. Limefits better
  3. Lemonfits better
  4. Raisinthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against turkey, celery, almond, onion, pepper, lettuce. 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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