Why it works: Pineapple and almond match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 12% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 428 recipes. Both carry nonanal, which smells fat, citrus. The science ↓
Pineapple Salad
Ingredients
Directions
Cut a square on one side of the pineapple to remove the pulp.
Slice a small piece off the opposite side to stabilize it on the platter.
Shred the pulp and mix it with mayonnaise.
Place the mixture in a bowl and chill in the ice for 1 hour.
Fill the pineapple with the mixture, place on a plate, and serve.
Garnish with leaves from the pineapple and add strawberries, cherries, or blanched almonds if desired.
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.
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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.
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Pineapple + almondtop 12% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together428 recipes
Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).
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