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Avocado Watermelon Spinach Salad

"Wow your guests with a delightful flavor combination they've probably never tried! It's especially refreshing in warm weather and when you can get fresh avocados and watermelon. It's also quite simple and fast to make, as it calls for just 4 ingredients."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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Why it works: Avocado and spinach match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and 188 recipes mention both. Both carry trans-2-hexenal, which smells green, leafy. The science ↓

The recipe

4 servings
Prep15 min

Ingredients

Directions

Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.

  1. Peel, pit and dice the avocados into bite-sized pieces.

  2. Rinse the spinach leaves well in cold water, then dry them thoroughly with a salad spinner or clean towels.

  3. Pat the watermelon cubes dry with a paper towel so the salad does not get watery.

  4. Place the spinach and watermelon cubes in a large bowl and toss gently to combine.

  5. Add the diced avocado to the bowl and fold it in carefully so the pieces stay intact.

  6. Just before serving, pour the balsamic vinaigrette over the salad and toss gently until everything is lightly coated.

  7. Divide the salad among plates and serve right away.

By allrecipes. 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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Avocado + spinachtop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together188 recipes

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

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