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Herbed Pea Sprout, Fennel, and Mushroom Salad Recipe

Pea sprouts, with their delicate, sweet flavor, are the epitome of spring. Toss them with mushrooms, fennel, and herbs for a simple, elegant salad that's perfect...

By chow · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Herbed Pea Sprout, Fennel, and Mushroom Salad Recipe

Why it works: Fennel and tarragon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 134 recipes. Both carry 4-methoxybenzaldehyde, which smells sweet, anise. The science ↓

Herbed Pea Sprout, Fennel, and Mushroom Salad Recipe

4 to 6 servings

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

284Calories
8 gProtein
14 gFat
34 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Pea1/2 cup (72g)62
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Fennel Bulb1/2 bulb (87g)27
Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Tarragon1 tsp dried (0.5g)2
Chives1 tbsp (3g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Champagnenot in our table0

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. Fennel + tarragontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together134 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).

  2. Chive + tarragontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together589 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Fennel + chivetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together95 recipes

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

  4. Tarragon + peppertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,399 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  5. Mushroom + olivetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,571 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

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

Swap the chive

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (fennel, mushroom, tarragon, champagne, vinegar, olive, pepper):

  1. Shallotfits better
  2. Capsicumfits better
  3. Lettucefits about as well
  4. Chivethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against fennel, mushroom, tarragon, champagne, vinegar, olive, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.