Name: Spiced Rosemary Nuts
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups mixed raw nuts such as pecans,; walnuts and peanuts; 2 Tbs. olive oil; 1 1/2 Tbs. chopped fresh rosemary; 1 Tbs. sugar; 1 1/2 tsp. ground cumin; 1 tsp. salt; 1 tsp. freshly ground black pepper; 1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper

Why it works: Rosemary and cumin share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 99 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Spiced Rosemary Nuts

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

401Calories

9 gProtein

33 gFat

23 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 10 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Peanut	1 oz (28g)	161
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Walnut	1 walnut half (4g)	26
Pecan	1 half (4g)	20
Cumin	1 tsp ground (2.1g)	8
Chili	1 tsp (2.7g)	8
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Rosemary	1 tsp dried (1.2g)	4
Salt	1 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 williamssonoma. 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.

Rosemary + cumintop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together99 recipes

Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).
Olive + rosemarytop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,590 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
Pecans + walnuttop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together634 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).
Nuts + peanuttop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together81 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
Olive + cumintop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,853 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pecans, walnut, peanut, olive, rosemary, sugar, cumin):

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Nutsthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pecans, walnut, peanut, olive, rosemary, sugar, cumin. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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