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Oriental Slaw

Shred carrot, cabbage and onion, then add Asian flavours: peanut, coriander, chilli and lime

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Oriental Slaw

Why it works: Coriander and lime match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,536 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Oriental Slaw

Serves 4
Prep15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

154Calories
3 gProtein
0 gFat
38 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 9 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
White Cabbage1 cup shredded (89g)22
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Coriandernot in our table0
Roasted Peanutnot in our table0
Sunflower Oilnot 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. Coriander + limetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,536 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  2. Coriander + peanuttop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together528 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).

  3. Carrot + coriandertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,297 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).

  4. Peanut + limetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together458 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  5. Carrot + oniontop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together21,601 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

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

Swap the peanut

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (carrot, cabbage, onion, coriander, white wine, vinegar, lime):

  1. Beansfits better
  2. Chickpeafits better
  3. Sesamefits better
  4. Peanutthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against carrot, cabbage, onion, coriander, white wine, vinegar, lime. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.