Name: Cool Cucumber Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 large cucumbers, peeled and thinly sliced; 1/2 (8 ounce) carton sour cream; 1 green onion, chopped; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill; 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt; 1/2 teaspoon cracked black pepper

Why it works: Cucumber and dill match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 530 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Cool Cucumber Salad

4 servings

Prep15 min

Ingredients

2 large cucumbers, peeled and thinly sliced
1/2 (8 ounce) carton sour cream
1 green onion, chopped
2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon cracked black pepper

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

170Calories

19 gProtein

1 gFat

22 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Cucumber	1/2 cup sliced (52g)	16
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Dill	5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried	4
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

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.

Cucumber + dilltop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together530 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Dill + peppertop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,630 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Cucumber + oniontop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together6,050 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Onion + peppertop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together68,474 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Cucumber + peppertop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together5,991 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

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

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cucumber, cream, dill, pepper):

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Lettucefits better
Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cucumber, cream, dill, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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