Name: Asparagus Hummus Recipe for Healthy Snacking
Prep time: 12 min
Cook time: 3 min
Yield: 2 cups
Ingredients: 3/4 lb. asparagus, cut into 1-inch pieces; 1 (14 oz.) can garbanzo beans (chickpeas), drained & rinsed; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tbsp tahini (sesame paste); 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice; 1 tbsp asparagus cooking water (see instructions); 1 pinch cayenne pepper; 1/8 tsp salt (or more, to taste); 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil

Why it works: Beans and chickpea match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 229 recipes. Both carry 2,3-pentanedione, which smells butter, sweet. The science ↓

Asparagus Hummus Recipe for Healthy Snacking

2 cups

Prep12 min

Cook3 min

Ingredients

3/4 lb. asparagus, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 (14 oz.) can garbanzo beans (chickpeas), drained & rinsed
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp tahini (sesame paste)
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 tbsp asparagus cooking water (see instructions)
1 pinch cayenne pepper
1/8 tsp salt (or more, to taste)
2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

513Calories

14 gProtein

38 gFat

37 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Chickpea	1/2 cup canned (120g) drained	134
Sesame	1 tbsp (14g)	120
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Tahini	1 tbsp (15g)	89
Asparagus	6 spears (90g)	27
Lemon	juice of 1 lemon (48ml)	12
Chili	1 tsp (2.7g)	8
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Bean	not in our table	0
Water	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By cookincanuck. 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.

Beans + chickpeatop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together229 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).
Asparagus + beanstop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together292 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Chickpea + garlictop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together813 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Chickpea + sesametop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together78 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
Beans + sesametop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together293 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

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 (asparagus, beans, chickpea, clove, garlic, sesame, lemon):

Lentilsfits better
Cashew nutfits better
Chestnutfits better
Tahinithe original

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

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