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Oriental Noodle Salad

A chilled salad of rice noodles, snow peas, bell pepper, orange segments, mushrooms, bean sprouts, tossed in orange juice, olive oil, garlic, and five-spice.

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Why it works: Olive and garlic are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 25,665 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Oriental Noodle Salad

Timeabout 10 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the noodles

  1. Place noodles in a large bowl and pour boiling water over them to cover.

  2. Let stand until noodles separate and are tender, about 10 minutes, then drain.

Assemble and toss

  1. Combine noodles, snow peas, bell pepper, oranges, mushrooms, and bean sprouts in a large bowl.

  2. Combine orange juice with the remaining ingredients, pour over noodle mixture, and toss.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

505Calories
13 gProtein
15 gFat
82 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Pea1/2 cup (72g)62
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Red Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Mushrooms1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Beannot in our table0

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.

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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.

  1. Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  2. Pepper + clovetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together17,451 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  3. Orange + clovetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,987 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  4. Rice + olivetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,994 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

  5. Mushroom + garlictop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,700 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

What each ingredient does

Rice noodles
Form the bulk of the salad and become tender when soaked in boiling water.
Orange juice
Adds moisture and light sweetness to the dressing.
Olive oil
Carries the flavours of the dressing and coats the noodles and vegetables.
Garlic
Adds sharp, aromatic flavour to the dressing.

Swap the peas

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rice, pepper, orange, mushroom, olive, clove, garlic):

  1. Chickpeafits better
  2. Beansfits better
  3. Sesamefits better
  4. Peasthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against rice, pepper, orange, mushroom, olive, clove, garlic. 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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