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Wrapped Asparagus

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By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Wrapped Asparagus

Why it works: Asparagus and olive match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,096 recipes. Both carry trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓

Wrapped Asparagus

Serves 4

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

259Calories
10 gProtein
23 gFat
6 gCarbs

Counts 3 of 4 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Asparagus6 spears (90g)27
Waternot 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 bbcgoodfood. 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. Asparagus + olivetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,096 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

  2. Olive + cheesetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,802 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

  3. Asparagus + prosciuttotop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together58 recipes

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

  4. Prosciutto + cheesetop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together144 recipes

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

  5. Asparagus + cheesetop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together219 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 asparagus

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (prosciutto, olive, cheese):

  1. Tomatofits better
  2. Asparagusthe original
  3. Capsicumfits less well
  4. Mustardfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against prosciutto, olive, cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.