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Lemony Kale SaladLemony Kale and Roasted Mushroom Salad with Pecans

By biggirlssmallkitchen · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Lemony Kale SaladLemony Kale and Roasted Mushroom Salad with Pecans

Why it works: Lemon and kale match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 226 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

Lemony Kale SaladLemony Kale and Roasted Mushroom Salad with Pecans

Makes 6 servings

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

183Calories
4 gProtein
16 gFat
10 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Pecan1 half (4g)20
Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Spinach1 cup raw (30g)7
Cayenne1 tsp (1.8g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
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 biggirlssmallkitchen. 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. Lemon + kaletop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together226 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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

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

  3. Olive + kaletop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together647 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Lemon + olivetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,922 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  5. Clove + kaletop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together95 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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

Swap the pecans

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (mushroom, lemon, olive, clove, kale):

  1. Chickpeafits better
  2. Lentilsfits better
  3. Cashew nutfits better
  4. Pecansthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against mushroom, lemon, olive, clove, kale. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.