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Citrus Parmesan Farro Salad Recipe

This is the farro salad I took to Jack's first birthday party. My favorite citrus Parmesan vinaigrette dressed a bowl of healthy salad greens, plump farro grains, crumbled goat cheese and almonds.

By 101cookbooks · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Citrus Parmesan Farro Salad Recipe

Why it works: Shallot and almond share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 75 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Citrus Parmesan Farro Salad Recipe

Serves 12 as a side.

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

581Calories
24 gProtein
31 gFat
53 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Farro1/2 cup cooked (100g)170
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Goat Cheese1 oz (28g)103
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Saladnot in our table0
Waternot 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 101cookbooks. 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. Shallot + almondtop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together75 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  2. Olive + almondtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,875 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  3. Orange + almondtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,125 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  4. Olive + goat cheesetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together573 recipes

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

  5. Orange + olivetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,456 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

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

Swap the orange

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (shallot, white wine, vinegar, olive, almond, goat cheese):

  1. Avocadofits better
  2. Cherryfits better
  3. Figfits better
  4. Orangethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against shallot, white wine, vinegar, olive, almond, goat cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.