Name: Roasted Cauliflower with Green Olives
Ingredients: 1 large head cauliflower, about 2 lb.; 1 cup pitted large green olives, quartered; 1/4 cup olive oil; 1/4 tsp. kosher salt; 1/4 tsp. freshly ground pepper; 2 Tbs. chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 1/3 cup store-bought seasoned croutons, ground; to crumbs in a food processor

Why it works: Pepper and parsley match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 34,122 recipes. Both carry 4'-methylacetophenone, which smells bitter almond. The science ↓

Roasted Cauliflower with Green Olives

Ingredients

1 large head cauliflower, about 2 lb.
1 cup pitted large green olives, quartered
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 tsp. kosher salt
1/4 tsp. freshly ground pepper
2 Tbs. chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
1/3 cup store-bought seasoned croutons, ground
to crumbs in a food processor

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

185Calories

4 gProtein

15 gFat

13 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Broccoli	1 cup chopped (156g)	55
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Olive	1 large (4g)	4
Parsley	1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)	1
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.

Pepper + parsleytop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together34,122 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Cauliflower + parsleytop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together233 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Olive + parsleytop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together9,649 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Cauliflower + peppertop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,113 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Olive + peppertop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together30,263 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 cauliflower

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, pepper, parsley):

Capsicumfits better
Carrotfits better
Eggplantfits better
Cauliflowerthe original

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

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