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Shallot Bulgur

Serve this simple side with meat, fish, or on its own with a side salad

By bonappetit · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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Shallot Bulgur

Why it works: Olive and shallot match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,659 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Shallot Bulgur

4 servings

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

163Calories
1 gProtein
14 gFat
10 gCarbs

Counts 3 of 4 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Bulgurnot 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 bonappetit. 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 + shallottop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,659 recipes

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

  2. Olive + bulgurtop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together156 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  3. Shallot + bulgurtop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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

Swap the shallot

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, bulgur):

  1. Tomatofits better
  2. Welsh onionfits better
  3. Eggplantfits better
  4. Shallotthe original

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