Name: Oven-Baked Brown Rice with Roast Tomatoes
Ingredients: 8 firm yet ripe plum tomatoes, seeded and; coarsely chopped; Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste; 1 tsp. unsalted butter; 2 Tbs. olive oil; 1 yellow onion, chopped; 2 cups short-grain brown rice; 1 Tbs. chopped fresh thyme, plus sprigs for garnish; 4 1/4 cups chicken stock, heated

Why it works: Tomato and olive 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 ↓

Oven-Baked Brown Rice with Roast Tomatoes

Ingredients

8 firm yet ripe plum tomatoes, seeded and
coarsely chopped
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
1 tsp. unsalted butter
2 Tbs. olive oil
1 yellow onion, chopped
2 cups short-grain brown rice
1 Tbs. chopped fresh thyme, plus sprigs for garnish
4 1/4 cups chicken stock, heated

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

698Calories

38 gProtein

30 gFat

70 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 10 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Rice	1 cup cooked (158g) white	206
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Plum	1 medium (66g)	30
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Thyme	1 tsp dried (1.4g)	4
Salt	1 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.

Tomato + olivetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together15,539 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Pepper + thymetop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together11,585 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Olive + thymetop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together4,948 recipes

Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).
Tomato + thymetop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,370 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).
Plum + thymetop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together193 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (plum, tomato, pepper, butter, olive, rice, thyme):

Capsicumfits better
Potatofits better
Eggplantfits better
Onionthe original

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

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