Name: Nut and Celery Salad
Ingredients: one-half cupfuls of chopped celery; one cup of chopped english walnuts; a large spoonful of mayonnaise dressing on top of each portion; three green peppers; two equal parts

Why it works: Celery and pepper match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 16,012 recipes. Both carry 4'-methylacetophenone, which smells bitter almond. The science ↓

Nut and Celery Salad

Ingredients

one-half cupfuls of chopped celery
one cup of chopped english walnuts
a large spoonful of mayonnaise dressing on top of each portion
three green peppers
two equal parts

Directions

Take three green peppers and cut them into two equal parts, removing the seeds.
Fill each pepper half with one and one-half cupfuls of chopped celery and one cup of chopped English walnuts, thoroughly mixed.
Garnish the platter with lettuce leaves and place the peppers on it.
Put a large spoonful of mayonnaise dressing on top of each portion.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

116Calories

7 gProtein

8 gFat

4 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 4 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Walnut	1 walnut half (4g)	26
Celery	1 stalk (40g)	6
Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By Olive M. Hulse. Recipe from a historical cookbook (Project Gutenberg).

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.

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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.

Celery + peppertop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together16,012 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Celery + walnuttop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together852 recipes

Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
Walnut + peppertop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,039 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

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

What each ingredient does

Celery: Provides crisp texture and moisture to the filling.
English walnuts: Add crunch and richness to the filling.
Mayonnaise dressing: Adds fat and moisture, binding the flavors together on top.
Green peppers: Serve as crisp edible cups that hold the filling.