Why it works: Olive and lemon are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and 11,922 recipes mention both. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓
Trumese Salad Entrée. Better Than Sardines
Ingredients
Directions
Make the dressing
Mix the dry ingredients.
Add the oil, then add the lemon juice slowly, stirring.
Marinate and serve
Pour this over 1 lb. of trumese which has been cut in suitable shapes and laid in a flat pan.
Let stand 2 hrs. or longer.
Serve on lettuce leaves or with garnish of tomato and lemon.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures. See the original page.
Explore the science
The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Olive + lemontop 7% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together11,922 recipes
Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
What each ingredient does
- Olive oil
- Adds fat and richness, carrying flavour through the dressing.
- Lemon juice
- Adds acidity that brightens the dish and tenderises the trumese as it stands.
“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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