Name: Roasted Baby Carrots, with Chile, Mint and Orange Glaze
Yield: Makes 8 servings
Ingredients: 1/4 cup fresh orange juice; 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided; 1 tablespoon unseasoned rice vinegar; 1/2 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 4 bunches baby carrots (about 32), trimmed, peeled; 2 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh mint; 1 1/2 teaspoons finely grated orange peel

Why it works: Orange and carrot match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 737 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Roasted Baby Carrots, with Chile, Mint and Orange Glaze

Makes 8 servings

Ingredients

1/4 cup fresh orange juice
2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
1 tablespoon unseasoned rice vinegar
1/2 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 bunches baby carrots (about 32), trimmed, peeled
2 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh mint
1 1/2 teaspoons finely grated orange peel

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

279Calories

3 gProtein

14 gFat

37 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Orange Juice	1 medium (131g)	62
Orange	1 medium (131g)	62
Carrot	1 medium (61g)	25
Chili	1 tsp (2.7g)	8
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Peppermint	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 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.

Orange + carrottop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together737 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Pepper + carrottop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together14,555 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Olive + ricetop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together4,994 recipes

Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).
Rice + carrottop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,477 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).
Orange + olivetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,456 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 mint

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (orange, olive, rice, vinegar, pepper, carrot):

Parsleyfits better
Thymefits better
Rosemaryfits better
Mintthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against orange, olive, rice, vinegar, pepper, carrot. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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