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Jerusalem Artichoke Salad

A salad of sliced boiled Jerusalem artichokes dressed with oil, vinegar, salt, and pepper.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 5 ingredients
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Why it works: Artichoke and pepper are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 10% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,170 recipes. Both carry nonanal, which smells fat, citrus. The science ↓

Jerusalem Artichoke Salad

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Slice the cold boiled artichokes without breaking them.

  2. Arrange the slices neatly on a dish.

Dress and serve

  1. In a bowl, mix together the oil, vinegar, salt, and pepper.

  2. Pour the dressing over the arranged artichoke slices.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

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 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. Artichoke + peppertop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,170 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

  2. Vinegar + peppertop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,814 recipes

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

  3. Artichoke + vinegartop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together381 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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

What each ingredient does

Jerusalem artichokes
Provide the main body of the salad, with a firm, tender texture once cooked and chilled.
Oil
Adds fat and moisture, carrying flavour and coating the slices so they feel smooth.
Vinegar
Adds acidity that brightens the earthy artichoke flavour and balances the oil.

The step that matters

Slicing the cold artichokes without breaking them. Cold artichokes hold their shape better than warm ones, so slicing them cold keeps the pieces intact and neat for arranging. Handling them gently avoids crumbling the tender flesh.

“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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