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Blue Cheese Coleslaw

"Colorful and crunchy, this slaw bursts with flavor. Convenient shredded coleslaw mix sparkles with red grapes and a tangy, blue cheese dressing."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Blue Cheese Coleslaw

Why it works: Cider and vinegar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,431 recipes. Both carry 4-ethyl-2-methoxyphenol, which smells smoky, clove. The science ↓

Blue Cheese Coleslaw

12 servings
Prep10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

271Calories
14 gProtein
14 gFat
24 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Blue Cheese1 oz (28g)100
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Red Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Cidernot 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 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 their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Cider + vinegartop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,431 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-ethyl-2-methoxyphenol (smoky, clove).

  2. Mustard + vinegartop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together14,067 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  3. Blue cheese + cidertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together19 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  4. Grape + blue cheesetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together44 recipes

    Shared aroma: damascenone (apple, rose).

  5. Grape + cidertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together349 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

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

Swap the carrot

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (grape, mustard, blue cheese, cider, vinegar):

  1. Lettucefits better
  2. Horseradishfits better
  3. Broccolifits better
  4. Carrotthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against grape, mustard, blue cheese, cider, vinegar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.