Name: Spring Greens and Lima Bean Soup
Yield: Makes 8 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup dried large lima beans; 2 bunches dandelion greens, Swiss chard, or mustard greens (1 1/2 pounds total), tough bottom stems removed, leaves cut into 2-inch pieces; 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided; 2 celery stalks, finely chopped; 2 carrots, peeled, finely chopped; 1 large onion, finely chopped; 8 cups low-salt chicken broth; 1 14 1/2-ounce can diced tomatoes in juice, drained; 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Why it works: Celery and carrot match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 10,173 recipes. Both carry myristicin, which smells spice, warm. The science ↓

Spring Greens and Lima Bean Soup

Makes 8 servings

Ingredients

1 cup dried large lima beans
2 bunches dandelion greens, Swiss chard, or mustard greens (1 1/2 pounds total), tough bottom stems removed, leaves cut into 2-inch pieces
4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
2 celery stalks, finely chopped
2 carrots, peeled, finely chopped
1 large onion, finely chopped
8 cups low-salt chicken broth
1 14 1/2-ounce can diced tomatoes in juice, drained
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

602Calories

52 gProtein

26 gFat

43 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Parmesan Cheese	1 oz (28g)	110
Lima Bean	1/2 cup (85g) cooked	108
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Carrot	1 medium (61g)	25
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Celery Stalks	1 stalk (40g)	6
Mustard	1 tsp (5g) yellow	3
Dandelion	not in our table	0
Swiss Chard	not in our table	0

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.

Celery + carrottop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together10,173 recipes

Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).
Olive + tomatotop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together15,539 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Celery + tomatotop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,377 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Carrot + tomatotop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,606 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Carrot + oniontop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together21,601 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

Swap the lima beans

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (dandelion, olive, celery, carrot, onion, chicken, tomato):

Beansfits better
Lentilsfits better
Chickpeafits better
Lima beansthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against dandelion, olive, celery, carrot, onion, chicken, tomato. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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