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Parsley Mint Salsa Verde

By epicurious · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Parsley Mint Salsa Verde

Why it works: Shallot and parsley match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,737 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Parsley Mint Salsa Verde

Makes about 2 cups

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

161Calories
1 gProtein
14 gFat
4 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Mint2 tbsp fresh (3g)2
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Waternot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By epicurious. 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. Shallot + parsleytop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,737 recipes

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

  2. Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Garlic + parsleytop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9,308 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  4. Garlic + shallottop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,000 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  5. Clove + shallottop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,677 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

Swap the mint

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, sherry, vinegar, garlic, clove, shallot, parsley):

  1. Thymefits better
  2. Capersfits better
  3. Tarragonfits better
  4. Mintthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, sherry, vinegar, garlic, clove, shallot, parsley. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.