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Green Beans with Mint Vinaigrette and Pickled Onion

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Green Beans with Mint Vinaigrette and Pickled Onion

Why it works: Shallot and mustard match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 859 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Green Beans with Mint Vinaigrette and Pickled Onion

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

287Calories
3 gProtein
14 gFat
33 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 13 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Cidernot in our table0
Peppermintnot in our table0
Champagnenot 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 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.

  1. Shallot + mustardtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together859 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. White wine + champagnetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together96 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  3. Onion + mustardtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9,259 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  4. Green beans + mustardtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together116 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  5. Onion + shallottop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,431 recipes

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

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

Swap the mint

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (green beans, white wine, onion, sugar, shallot, mustard, champagne):

  1. Capersfits better
  2. Tarragonfits better
  3. Garlicfits better
  4. Mintthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against green beans, white wine, onion, sugar, shallot, mustard, champagne. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.