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Romano Beans with Tomatoes

In Italian, fagioli usually refers to beans removed from a pod, such as white cannellini beans, while fagiolini have an edible pod, such as green beans. Yet it seems to bother no one that the long, flat, completely edible romano beans used in this recipe go by both names, fagioli a corallo and fagiolini a corallo, with a slight preference for the former in the markets of Rome. Nor does anyone explain the corallo, which means “coral,” though it may reflect the fact that the beans turn reddish when left to dry on the plant.

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Romano Beans with Tomatoes

Why it works: Olive and tomato are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 15,539 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Romano Beans with Tomatoes

Serves 6.

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

261Calories
4 gProtein
15 gFat
31 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Plum1 medium (66g)30
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Beannot 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. Olive + tomatotop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,539 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  2. Tomato + beanstop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,713 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  3. Pepper + parsleytop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together34,122 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  4. Olive + beanstop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,470 recipes

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

  5. Olive + parsleytop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9,649 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 parsley

The recipe marks parsley as optional. How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, onion, tomato, beans, pepper):

  1. Garlicfits better
  2. Cuminfits better
  3. Thymefits better
  4. Parsleythe original

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