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Pistachio-Cherry Crumble

By epicurious · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Pistachio-Cherry Crumble

Why it works: Pistachio and cardamom match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 157 recipes. Both carry alpha-pinene, which smells pine, turpentine. The science ↓

Pistachio-Cherry Crumble

Makes 8 servings

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1050Calories
27 gProtein
31 gFat
170 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Pistachio1 oz (28g / ~49 kernels)159
Oat1/2 cup dry (40g)154
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Cherry1 cup (138g)87
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Walnut1 walnut half (4g)26
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Cardamom1 tsp ground (2g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)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.

  1. Pistachio + cardamomtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together157 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  2. Lemon + cardamomtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together405 recipes

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

  3. Pistachio + walnuttop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together195 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  4. Lemon + pistachiotop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together431 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  5. Walnut + cardamomtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together90 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-octenal (fatty, green).

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

Swap the lemon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, sugar, flour, pistachio, oats, walnut, cardamom):

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Coconutfits better
  3. Figfits better
  4. Lemonthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, sugar, flour, pistachio, oats, walnut, cardamom. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.