Radish Slaw

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. Radish + mustardtop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together297 recipes

   Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

2. Swiss cheese + white winetop 5% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together101 recipes

   Shared aroma: ethyl pentanoate (yeast, fruit).

3. Olive + parsleytop 6% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together9,649 recipes

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

4. Radish + parsleytop 6% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together120 recipes

   Shared aroma: trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy).

5. Olive + walnuttop 6% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together2,087 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

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

What each ingredient does

Red radishes

Provide the crisp, crunchy base and fresh peppery bite of the slaw.

Swiss cheese

Adds savory richness and body, with a mild nutty flavor that balances the radishes.

Pimento-stuffed olives

Contribute salty, briny notes that add depth to the dressing-coated slaw.

Olive oil

Carries flavor and adds fat to the vinaigrette, giving it a smooth, rounded texture.

White wine vinegar

Adds acidity that brightens the slaw and cuts the richness of the cheese and oil.

Dijon mustard

Emulsifies the vinaigrette so the oil and vinegar stay combined and cling to the vegetables.

The step that matters

Swap the walnut

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (radish, swiss cheese, olive, parsley, white wine, vinegar, mustard):

1. Beansfits better
2. Sesamefits better
3. Chickpeafits about as well
4. Walnutthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against radish, swiss cheese, olive, parsley, white wine, vinegar, mustard. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.