What goes well with toasted sesame oil?
We analyzed over 150,000 recipes to figure out which ingredients makes toasted sesame oil better. On average, recipes with toasted sesame oil gets 4.33⭐ review scores. But in some combinations, review scores get a lot better. Like with butter lettuce.
Here comes the combinations we found:
Significant high scores:
butter lettuce,
almonds,
white onion,
napa cabbage,
coleslaw mix,
virgin olive oil,
kosher salt
Better than not:
chicken stock,
pork,
orange juice,
jalapeo pepper,
quinoa,
coconut milk,
beef,
vegetable stock,
sea salt,
garlic powder,
red chili,
snow peas,
mint,
mung bean,
basmati,
sugar,
shrimp,
snap peas,
shallots,
red cabbage,
spinach,
mayonnaise,
shiitake,
crimini mushrooms,
peanut oil,
lemon juice,
cilantro,
soba noodles,
egg,
fish sauce,
radishes,
brown rice,
red pepper flakes,
red bell pepper,
maple syrup,
baby spinach,
neutral oil,
avocado,
white wine vinegar,
butter,
tamari,
broccoli,
creamy peanut butter,
cucumber,
cherry tomatoes,
chives,
vegetable,
vegetable oil
🤷♀️ Shrug:
unseasoned rice vinegar,
chili garlic paste,
peanuts,
rice,
ginger,
sesame,
brown sugar,
green onions,
black pepper,
natural peanut butter,
sriracha,
granulated sugar,
bok choy,
honey,
rice noodles,
all purpose flour,
light brown sugar,
soy sauce,
tahini,
chili paste,
sesame oil,
gochujang,
hoisin sauce,
lean beef,
rice wine vinegar,
chicken breasts,
shelled edamame,
wonton wrappers
Scores poorly:
skin on salmon,
mango,
lime juice,
garlic,
mirin,
peas,
olive oil,
salt,
mushrooms,
chili garlic sauce,
red pepper,
peanut butter,
noodles,
hot chili oil,
tofu,
water
Pay attention:
chicken,
basil,
kale,
kimchi,
oil,
rice vinegar,
white miso,
bacon,
carrots,
celery,
pork tenderloin,
oyster sauce,
toasted sesame,
ginger root,
green cabbage,
onion,
chicken broth,
sweet potatoes,
flank steak,
arrowroot,
canola oil,
dark soy sauce,
cornflour,
coconut oil,
green beans,
agave,
cabbage,
cauliflower,
vegetable broth,
vermicelli,
white vinegar
Makes both ingredients worse:
red onion
Remember this is how people score them online. A bad combination might not be a bad combination. It might be hard to cook or people make poor substitutions. If you think it makes sense to use something, just pay extra attention.
Here are some great recipes I found with toasted sesame oil:
Vietnamese Grilled Duck Salad With Cucumber, Radishes and Peanuts
cooking.nytimes.com
Review: 5/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6.7/10
Pot Sticker Stir-Fry + First Look at Nom Nom Paleo’s New Cookbook
www.simplyrecipes.com
Review: 5/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6.7/10
Soba Noodles with Eggplant and Mango Recipe | Cook the Book
www.seriouseats.com
Review: 4.33/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6.6/10
Chickpea-And-Basmati-Rice Salad With Toasted-Sesame-Seed Vinaigrette
cooking.nytimes.com
Review: 4/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6.6/10
Easy Tahini and Soba Noodle Salad (gluten free)
www.thefullhelping.com
Review: 4.67/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6.6/10
