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Horsey Parsnip Puree

"The puree was smooth and tasted very rich, even though it wasn't. The horseradish gives a little kick that comes in right behind the sweetness of the parsnips."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Horsey Parsnip Puree

Why it works: Parsnip and horseradish share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 42 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

Horsey Parsnip Puree

6 servings
Prep15 min
Cook35 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

371Calories
13 gProtein
8 gFat
64 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 6 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Parsnip1/2 cup (78g)55
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Horseradishnot 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 allrecipes. 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. Parsnip + horseradishtop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together42 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  2. Potato + horseradishtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together171 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Parsnip + potatotop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together353 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).

  4. Potato + peppertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together8,305 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  5. Parsnip + peppertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,109 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 parsnip

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (potato, horseradish, evaporated milk, pepper):

  1. Mustardfits better
  2. Capsicumfits better
  3. Chivefits better
  4. Parsnipthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against potato, horseradish, evaporated milk, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.