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Fennel Spring Salad

Great little salad, light and fresh, which works particularly well when it is followed by a fish main or for a light lunch on the go accompanied by some rustic bread.

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Why it works: Fennel and shallot match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 146 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Fennel Spring Salad

Serves 4

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

348Calories
10 gProtein
21 gFat
34 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Fennel1/2 bulb (87g)27
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Capers1 tbsp (9g) drained2
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Cidernot 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 bbcgoodfood. 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 + shallottop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together146 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Fennel + orangetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together201 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Cider + vinegartop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,431 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-ethyl-2-methoxyphenol (smoky, clove).

  4. Fennel + olivetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,344 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  5. Fennel + peppertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,216 recipes

    Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).

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

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (fennel, shallot, orange, olive, cider, vinegar, pepper):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Mustardfits better
  3. Beetrootfits better
  4. Onionthe original

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