Why it works: Tomato and pepper are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and 17,923 recipes mention both. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓
Barrow Tomato Salad
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Peel the tomatoes and cut them into thick slices.
Season each slice with coarse sea salt and black pepper.
Arrange the seasoned slices in a salad bowl.
Serve
Just before serving, pour the sherry over the tomatoes.
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 flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Tomato + peppertop 7% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together17,923 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
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Tomato + sherrytop 15% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together492 recipes
Shared aroma: damascenone (apple, rose).
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Pepper + sherrytop 18% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together3,107 recipes
Shared aroma: piperonal (bitter, coconut).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
What each ingredient does
- Large ripe tomatoes
- Provide the main body, juice and sweetness of the salad.
- Sherry
- Adds acidity and a savory, nutty aroma to the tomatoes.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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