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Mini Asparagus & Olive Tapenade Cups Recipe

By cookincanuck · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Mini Asparagus & Olive Tapenade Cups Recipe

Why it works: Capers and parsley match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,550 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

Mini Asparagus & Olive Tapenade Cups Recipe

30 hors d\\
Prep12 min
Cook3 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

430Calories
34 gProtein
24 gFat
22 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Anchovy100g210
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Asparagus6 spears (90g)27
Olive1 large (4g)4
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Capers1 tbsp (9g) drained2
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1

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.

  1. Capers + parsleytop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,550 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  2. Parsley + basiltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,351 recipes

    Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).

  3. Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  4. Olive + caperstop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,688 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  5. Olive + basiltop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,063 recipes

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

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

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, asparagus, garlic, capers, anchovy, parsley, basil):

  1. Thymefits better
  2. Tarragonfits better
  3. Oreganofits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, asparagus, garlic, capers, anchovy, parsley, basil. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.