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Winter Squash with Spiced Couscous

Other small winter squash, such as butternut squash, will work well in this dish, as the orange flesh is sweet and will be complemented by the spiced couscous. Simply cube the squash, roast in chunks and stir into the cooked couscous. The roasting time will decrease by about 10 minutes.

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Winter Squash with Spiced Couscous

Why it works: Cinnamon and ginger match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 6,380 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Winter Squash with Spiced Couscous

Serves 4.

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

517Calories
9 gProtein
15 gFat
92 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 12 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Couscous1 cup cooked (157g)176
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Apple1 medium (182g)95
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Pumpkinnot in our table0
Seednot 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. Cinnamon + gingertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,380 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Cinnamon + almondtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,514 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Olive + almondtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,875 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  4. Acorn + olivetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together25 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  5. Olive + oniontop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together29,779 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 currant

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (acorn, olive, pepper, cinnamon, ginger, almond, onion):

  1. Limefits better
  2. Avocadofits better
  3. Cherryfits better
  4. Currantthe original

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