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The Perfect Vinaigrette Recipe

Probably one of the easiest things in the world, taking less than 5 mins to prepare, it bolsters any salad, and I've developed this since first making one when...

By chow · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Why it works: White wine and red wine share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 97 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓

The Perfect Vinaigrette Recipe

Enough for a salad for four.

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

125Calories
0 gProtein
14 gFat
0 gCarbs

Counts 3 of 4 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Saucenot 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. White wine + red winetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together97 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  2. Vinegar + mustardtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together14,067 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  3. Olive + mustardtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,950 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  4. Vinegar + red winetop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together575 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

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

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).

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

Swap the mustard

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, white wine, vinegar, red wine, sauce):

  1. Tomatofits better
  2. Shallotfits better
  3. Capsicumfits better
  4. Mustardthe original

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