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Cauliflower Recipe ~ Tahini Dressing

By aspicyperspective · From Open Recipes · 14 ingredients
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Cauliflower Recipe ~ Tahini Dressing

Why it works: Olive and garlic are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 25,665 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Cauliflower Recipe ~ Tahini Dressing

6 servings
Prep10 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

502Calories
10 gProtein
37 gFat
44 gCarbs

Counts 11 of 13 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Sesame1 tbsp (14g)120
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Tahini1 tbsp (15g)89
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Cauliflower1 cup chopped (107g)27
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Waternot in our table0
Sumacnot 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 aspicyperspective. 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. Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  2. Sesame + garlictop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,000 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  3. Olive + sesametop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,111 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  4. Cauliflower + garlictop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together124 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  5. Tahini + sesametop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together142 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).

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

Swap the tahini

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cauliflower, olive, sesame, lemon, honey, clove, garlic):

  1. Chickpeafits better
  2. Beansfits better
  3. Cashew nutfits better
  4. Tahinithe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cauliflower, olive, sesame, lemon, honey, clove, garlic. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.