Fruit Compote Salad

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 + grapefruittop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together118 recipes

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

2. Orange + grapefruittop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together233 recipes

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

3. Pineapple + orangetop 6% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together1,664 recipes

   Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

4. Pineapple + grapefruittop 6% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together95 recipes

   Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

5. Pineapple + lettucetop 10% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together271 recipes

   Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

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

What each ingredient does

Pineapple

Adds sweetness and juicy texture as the fruit base of the salad.

Orange

Contributes sweetness and bright acidity to balance the dressing.

Grapefruit

Adds tart acidity and a slightly bitter note that contrasts with the sweet fruit.

Denver salad dressing

Provides moisture and a savory-sweet flavour that coats the fruit.

Chopped nuts

Add crunch and a toasted, fatty contrast to the soft fruit.

Swap the nuts

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pineapple, lettuce, orange, grapefruit):

1. Walnutfits better
2. Almondfits better
3. Beansfits better
4. Nutsthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pineapple, lettuce, orange, grapefruit. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.