Name: Sweet Potato, Spring Onion & Feta Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: Serves 6 - 8
Ingredients: 2kg sweet potatoes , peeled and cut into large chunks; 1 tbsp olive oil; 140g feta cheese , roughly crumbled; 50g toasted pine nuts; 4 spring onions , finely chopped; ½ small bunch parsley , chopped; 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 2 tbsp clear honey; 5 tbsp white wine vinegar

Why it works: Olive and pine match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,062 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Sweet Potato, Spring Onion & Feta Salad

Serves 6 - 8

Prep10 min

Cook35 min

Ingredients

2kg sweet potatoes , peeled and cut into large chunks
1 tbsp olive oil
140g feta cheese , roughly crumbled
50g toasted pine nuts
4 spring onions , finely chopped
½ small bunch parsley , chopped
2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
2 tbsp clear honey
5 tbsp white wine vinegar

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

722Calories

17 gProtein

45 gFat

69 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Pine	1 oz (28g)	191
Potato	1 medium (173g) baked	161
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Feta Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Honey	1 tbsp (21g)	64
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Walnut	1 walnut half (4g)	26
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Parsley	1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)	1

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.

Olive + pinetop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,062 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
Pine + parsleytop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together284 recipes

Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).
Sweet potato + pinetop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together21 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).
Olive + parsleytop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together9,649 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Olive + feta cheesetop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,482 recipes

Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

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 (sweet potato, olive, feta cheese, pine, onion, parsley, honey):

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Fit is the average pairing score against sweet potato, olive, feta cheese, pine, onion, parsley, honey. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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