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Brussels Sprout Slaw

By epicurious · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Brussels Sprout Slaw

Why it works: Olive and lemon are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 11,922 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Brussels Sprout Slaw

Makes a generous cup, enough for 16 sliders

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

307Calories
4 gProtein
28 gFat
15 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Vegetable1 tbsp (14g)120
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Brussels Sprout1 cup (156g)56
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
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. Olive + lemontop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,922 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  2. Brussels sprouts + olivetop 25% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together38 recipes

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

  3. Brussels sprouts + lemontop 25% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together6 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

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

Swap the brussels sprouts

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

  1. Tomatofits better
  2. Kalefits better
  3. Broccolifits better
  4. Brussels sproutsthe original

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