Name: Sausage Risotto with Spring Greens
Yield: Makes 6 first-course servings
Ingredients: 1 bunch dandelion greens, Swiss chard, or mustard greens (12 ounces), tough bottom stems removed, leaves cut into 3/4-inch pieces; 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter, divided; 1 small onion, chopped; 1 large garlic clove, finely chopped; 6 ounces mild Italian sausage (about 1 1/2 links), casings removed; 2 cups arborio rice (13 to 14 ounces); 1 cup dry white wine; 5 cups low-salt chicken broth; 3/4 cup (packed) freshly grated Parmesan cheese plus additional for serving

Why it works: Onion and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and 29,030 recipes mention both. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓

The recipe

Makes 6 first-course servings

Ingredients

Contains: milk (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

1 bunch dandelion greens, Swiss chard, or mustard greens (12 ounces), tough bottom stems removed, leaves cut into 3/4-inch pieces
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter, divided
1 small onion, chopped
1 large garlic clove, finely chopped
6 ounces mild Italian sausage (about 1 1/2 links), casings removed
2 cups arborio rice (13 to 14 ounces)
1 cup dry white wine
5 cups low-salt chicken broth
3/4 cup (packed) freshly grated Parmesan cheese plus additional for serving

Directions

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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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs

Aroma overlapstrong

Mentioned together29,030 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
Rice + chickentop 2% of all pairs

Aroma overlapstrong

Mentioned together4,569 recipes

Shared aroma: (e,e)-2,4-decadienal (fatty, deep fried).
White wine + parmesan cheesetop 3% of all pairs

Aroma overlapstrong

Mentioned together697 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).
Garlic + chickentop 3% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together10,839 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).
Butter + white winetop 3% of all pairs

Aroma overlapstrong

Mentioned together5,039 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

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