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Spicy Squash and Tofu Salad

A warm winter salad with roasted veg and chilli tofu.

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Spicy Squash and Tofu Salad

Why it works: Spinach and lettuce match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 427 recipes. Both carry 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells green bell pepper, earthy. The science ↓

Spicy Squash and Tofu Salad

Serves 2

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

559Calories
20 gProtein
33 gFat
55 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 12 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Sunflower Seed1 oz (28g) hulled165
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cherry1 cup (138g)87
Tofu100g firm76
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Plum1 medium (66g)30
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Spinach1 cup raw (30g)7
Lettuce1 cup shredded (36g)5
Watercress1 cup (34g)4
Pumpkinnot in our table0
Saladnot 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. Spinach + lettucetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together427 recipes

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

  2. Butternut squash + spinachtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together82 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Butternut squash + lettucetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together8 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Olive + lettucetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,580 recipes

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

  5. Olive + spinachtop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,971 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

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

Swap the cherry

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butternut squash, onion, tofu, olive, spinach, lamb, lettuce):

  1. Avocadofits better
  2. Limefits better
  3. Coconutfits better
  4. Cherrythe original

Fit is the average pairing score against butternut squash, onion, tofu, olive, spinach, lamb, lettuce. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.