Why it works: Beetroot and egg are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 30% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,243 recipes. Both carry 2-methylbutyraldehyde, which smells malty, chocolate. The science ↓
Salad, Beetroot
Ingredients
Directions
Scrub the beetroot and do not cut it.
Boil gently until tender.
Once cool, peel and slice the beetroot.
Place the slices in a salad bowl.
Pour the salad dressing over the beetroot.
Garnish with cress and the finely chopped or sieved egg white.
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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Beetroot + eggtop 30% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together1,243 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyraldehyde (malty, chocolate).
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