Why it works: Orange and walnut are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 12% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,058 recipes. Both carry 2,4-nonadienal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓
Orange Salad
Ingredients
Directions
Cut tart oranges into small pieces.
Chop English walnuts.
Combine oranges and walnuts in a bowl.
Serve with mayonnaise dressing.
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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Orange + walnuttop 12% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together1,058 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).
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