Name: Seared Steak and Sesame Rice Salad Seared Steak and Sesame Rice Salad Note
Yield: Makes 2 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup short grain white rice; ¾ pound flank or sirloin steak (whichever is cheapest at the market); 6 radishes, halved and thinly sliced; 4 scallions, thinly sliced; 2 tablespoons rice vinegar; 1 teaspoon sugar; 3 tablespoons vegetable oil; 2 tablespoons soy sauce (gluten-free or regular); 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil

Why it works: Radish and sesame share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 49 recipes. Both carry 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol, which smells clove, smoky. The science ↓

Seared Steak and Sesame Rice Salad Seared Steak and Sesame Rice Salad Note

Makes 2 servings

Ingredients

1 cup short grain white rice
¾ pound flank or sirloin steak (whichever is cheapest at the market)
6 radishes, halved and thinly sliced
4 scallions, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
1 teaspoon sugar
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons soy sauce (gluten-free or regular)
1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

800Calories

32 gProtein

43 gFat

69 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Beef	100g cooked	250
Rice	1 cup cooked (158g) white	206
Sesame	1 tbsp (14g)	120
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Soy Sauce	1 tbsp (15ml)	9
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3

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.

Radish + sesametop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together49 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).
Rice + sesametop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together984 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).
Radish + vinegartop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together508 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Rice + radishtop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together63 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).
Vinegar + sesametop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,133 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-hydroxy-3-butanone (caramel-like, roast).

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

Swap the radish

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rice, vinegar, sugar, sauce, sesame):

Mustardfits better
Capsicumfits better
Cucumberfits better
Radishthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against rice, vinegar, sugar, sauce, sesame. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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