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Korean Style Broccoli Salad Recipe

This is a well received tossed broccoli salad with a Korean twist.

By chow · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Why it works: Ginger and clove match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 6,038 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Korean Style Broccoli Salad Recipe

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

397Calories
6 gProtein
28 gFat
35 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Sesame1 tbsp (14g)120
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By chow. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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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. Ginger + clovetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,038 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Broccoli + sesametop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together372 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).

  3. Rice + sesametop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together984 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  4. Sesame + gingertop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,531 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

  5. Broccoli + gingertop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together652 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (broccoli, sauce, rice, vinegar, sesame, honey, ginger):

  1. Turmericfits better
  2. Garlicfits better
  3. Cinnamonfits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against broccoli, sauce, rice, vinegar, sesame, honey, ginger. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.