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Penne with Greens and Pine Nuts

Toast pine nuts in a dry heavy-bottomed fry pan over medium-low heat, shaking the pan frequently, for about 5 minutes. Or, spread them evenly on a baking sheet and place in a 350°F oven for 10 to 12 minutes. The nuts are done when they are golden brown and fragrant.

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Penne with Greens and Pine Nuts

Why it works: Chard and kale share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 72 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

Penne with Greens and Pine Nuts

Serves 4.

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

427Calories
7 gProtein
33 gFat
32 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 9 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pine Nut1 oz (28g)191
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Spinach1 cup raw (30g)7
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Swiss Chardnot in our table0
Waternot 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. Chard + kaletop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together72 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  2. Chard + pinetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together24 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Garlic + chardtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together246 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  5. Garlic + kaletop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together490 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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

Swap the raisin

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, onion, garlic, clove, chard, kale, pine):

  1. Avocadofits better
  2. Limefits better
  3. Lemonfits better
  4. Raisinthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, onion, garlic, clove, chard, kale, pine. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.