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Voltaggio Asparagus

When you’re preparing fresh seasonal vegetables, simple is the best. Here, cremini mushroom, asparagus and red onion are quickly cooked over a hot grill until crisp-tender. Lemon zest, tossed in just before serving, adds a bright note to the dish.

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Voltaggio Asparagus

Why it works: Asparagus and lemon work together. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 704 recipes. Both carry trans-2-nonenal, which smells cardboard, fatty. The science ↓

Voltaggio Asparagus

Serves 6.

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

217Calories
7 gProtein
14 gFat
21 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Asparagus6 spears (90g)27
Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Salt1 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.

  1. Asparagus + lemontop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together704 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  2. Mushroom + asparagustop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together400 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

  3. Mushroom + olivetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,571 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

  4. Asparagus + olivetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,096 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

  5. Olive + lemontop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,922 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 lemon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (mushroom, asparagus, onion, olive):

  1. Avocadofits better
  2. Cherryfits about as well
  3. Coconutfits about as well
  4. Lemonthe original

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