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Delicata Squash Salad with Balsamic-Oregano DrizzleWarm Delicata Squash Salad with Balsamic-Oregano Drizzle

By biggirlssmallkitchen · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Why it works: Olive and oregano match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,443 recipes. Both carry 2-hexenal, which smells green, leafy. The science ↓

Delicata Squash Salad with Balsamic-Oregano DrizzleWarm Delicata Squash Salad with Balsamic-Oregano Drizzle

Makes 4-6 side servings

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

179Calories
2 gProtein
14 gFat
13 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 6 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Red Onion1 medium (110g)44
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Pumpkinnot 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 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. Olive + oreganotop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,443 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-hexenal (green, leafy).

  2. Olive + oniontop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together29,779 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  3. Olive + vinegartop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together12,297 recipes

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).

  4. Onion + oreganotop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,449 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  5. Onion + vinegartop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together18,226 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

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

Swap the oregano

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, onion, vinegar):

  1. Garlicfits better
  2. Capersfits better
  3. Thymefits better
  4. Oreganothe original

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