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Lime and Chile-Garlic Vinaigrette Recipe

This Thai-inspired dressing gets zip from freshly squeezed lime juice and chile-garlic paste. The fish sauce adds umami, while the sugar balances out the vinegar...

By chow · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Lime and Chile-Garlic Vinaigrette Recipe

Why it works: Lime and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,411 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Lime and Chile-Garlic Vinaigrette Recipe

3/4 cup

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

191Calories
1 gProtein
14 gFat
17 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

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. Lime + garlictop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,411 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  2. Lime + ricetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,014 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  3. Garlic + canola oiltop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together979 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).

  4. Vinegar + garlictop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9,115 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

  5. Rice + garlictop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,358 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

Swap the garlic

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (lime, rice, vinegar, fish sauce, sugar, canola oil):

  1. Corianderfits better
  2. Turmericfits better
  3. Gingerfits better
  4. Garlicthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against lime, rice, vinegar, fish sauce, sugar, canola oil. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.