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Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Vegetables with Thyme and Maple Syrup

"Packed with flavor, these potatoes are a brilliant addition to any feast. Different from the norm, this dish will grace any table."

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Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Vegetables with Thyme and Maple Syrup

Why it works: Carrot and parsnip match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,097 recipes. Both carry 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells green bell pepper, earthy. The science ↓

Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Vegetables with Thyme and Maple Syrup

4 servings
Prep20 min
Cook45 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

422Calories
6 gProtein
14 gFat
72 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Parsnip1/2 cup (78g)55
Maple Syrup1 tbsp (20ml)52
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4
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.

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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. Carrot + parsniptop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,097 recipes

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

  2. Sweet potato + parsniptop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together95 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Parsnip + thymetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together270 recipes

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

  4. Carrot + thymetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,563 recipes

    Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).

  5. Pepper + thymetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,585 recipes

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

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

Swap the carrot

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sweet potato, parsnip, olive, pepper, thyme, maple syrup):

  1. Capsicumfits about as well
  2. Carrotthe original
  3. Beetrootfits about as well
  4. Shallotfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against sweet potato, parsnip, olive, pepper, thyme, maple syrup. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.