Why it works: Onion and beetroot match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,261 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓
Onions and Beetroot in a Salad
Ingredients
Directions
Boil the large onions until well done, then let them cool.
Bake the beetroot until tender, then cut it into thin slices.
Slice the cooled onions in the same way.
Layer a slice of onion between two slices of beetroot on a serving dish.
Pour Italian dressing over the salad and serve.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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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.
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Onion + beetroottop 8% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together1,261 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
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