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Sautéed English Peas with Garlic and Sesame

A sprinkling of toasted sesame seeds adds a layer of nuttiness along with some crunch to bright, fresh-from-the-garden peas. Silky sesame oil provides another layer of earthiness, while the garlic contributes a pungent counterpoint.

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Why it works: Sesame and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and 1,999 recipes mention both. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓

The recipe

Serves 4.

Ingredients

Contains: sesame (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

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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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Sesame + garlictop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,999 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  2. Olive + garlictop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together23,449 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Peas + olivetop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,778 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-hex-3-en-1-ol (freshly cut grass green and herbaceous notes).

  4. Sesame + olivetop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,540 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl butyrate (apple, fruity).

  5. Garlic + peppertop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together27,044 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

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