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Warm Potato, Radish & Halloumi Salad

As the weather warms up salads like this fresh little number become a midweek supper option once more

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Warm Potato, Radish & Halloumi Salad

Why it works: Lettuce and chive match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 261 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

Warm Potato, Radish & Halloumi Salad

Serves 2
Prep10 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

521Calories
19 gProtein
32 gFat
43 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Halloumi1 oz (28g)110
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Lettuce1 cup shredded (36g)5
Chives1 tbsp (3g)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.

  1. Lettuce + chivetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together261 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  2. Radish + chivetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together30 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Radish + lettucetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together58 recipes

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

  4. Potato + chivetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together611 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

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

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

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 (potato, olive, lemon, lettuce, chive, halloumi, cheese):

  1. Mustardfits better
  2. Spinachfits better
  3. Tomatofits better
  4. Radishthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against potato, olive, lemon, lettuce, chive, halloumi, cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.