Why it works: Mint and tomato work together. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and 828 recipes mention both. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓
The recipe
Serves 4Ingredients
Contains: milk (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
Directions
Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.
Whisk together the olive oil, red wine vinegar, chilli flakes and chopped mint in a small bowl to make the dressing.
Arrange the chopped tomatoes and watermelon chunks on a large serving platter.
Scatter the crumbled feta over the tomatoes and watermelon.
Spoon the mint dressing evenly over the salad.
Let the salad sit for about 5 minutes so the flavours come together, then serve immediately.
Explore the science
The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Mint + tomatotop 5% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together828 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
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Olive + tomatotop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together14,164 recipes
Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
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Olive + feta cheesetop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together1,438 recipes
Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).
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Red wine + tomatotop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together806 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
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Tomato + feta cheesetop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together828 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).
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