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Broccoli Salad III

"A different type of salad that does not use lettuce. For a different twist, try raisins instead of grapes and toasted almonds instead of sunflower seeds."

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Broccoli Salad III

Why it works: Broccoli and sunflower match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 146 recipes. Both carry 2-hexenal, which smells green, leafy. The science ↓

Broccoli Salad III

6 to 8 servings
Prep10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

664Calories
51 gProtein
27 gFat
57 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Sunflower Seed1 oz (28g) hulled165
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3

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. Broccoli + sunflowertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together146 recipes

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

  2. Broccoli + oniontop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,294 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Grape + white winetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together201 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).

  4. Onion + sunflowertop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together989 recipes

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

  5. White wine + vinegartop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,776 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

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

Swap the grape

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (broccoli, onion, turkey, sunflower, sugar, white wine, vinegar):

  1. Lemonfits better
  2. Avocadofits about as well
  3. Plumfits about as well
  4. Grapethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against broccoli, onion, turkey, sunflower, sugar, white wine, vinegar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.