Potato Salad with Horseradish Dressing

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. Carrot + parsleytop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together8,053 recipes

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

2. Lemon + parsleytop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together14,037 recipes

   Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

3. Pepper + parsleytop 2% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together34,122 recipes

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

4. Potato + chivetop 2% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together611 recipes

   Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

5. Chive + parsleytop 3% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together2,150 recipes

   Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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

What each ingredient does

Potatoes

Form the bulk of the salad and absorb the dressing's flavour and moisture.

Mayonnaise

Provides fat and creaminess that binds the dressing to the potatoes.

Lemon juice

Adds acidity that brightens the dressing and balances the mayonnaise.

Horseradish

Contributes sharp, pungent heat that gives the salad its character.

Vinegar

Adds acidity that sharpens the flavour of the dressing.

Sugar

Adds sweetness that rounds out the acidity and heat.

Swap the chive

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (potato, carrot, sugar, vinegar, pepper, lemon, parsley):

1. Capsicumfits better
2. Parsnipfits better
3. Broccolifits better
4. Chivethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against potato, carrot, sugar, vinegar, pepper, lemon, parsley. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.