Beet Salad

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. Potato + oniontop 3% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together9,023 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

2. Celery + endivetop 5% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together160 recipes

   Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

3. Potato + celerytop 7% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together2,047 recipes

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

4. Onion + celerytop 7% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together18,518 recipes

   Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

5. Potato + endivetop 9% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together41 recipes

   Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

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

What each ingredient does

Boiled sliced beet

Provides the main colour and an earthy, slightly sweet flavour to the salad.

Boiled sliced potato

Adds bulk and a soft, mild texture that balances the beet.

Onions

Add sharp, pungent flavour that cuts through the sweetness of the beet.

Celery

Adds crisp texture and a fresh, slightly salty vegetable note.

Endive

Contributes crunch and a mildly bitter flavour that contrasts the soft vegetables.

Swap the endive

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (potato, cream, onion, celery):

1. Leekfits better
2. Carrotfits better
3. Chivefits better
4. Endivethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against potato, cream, onion, celery. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.