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Brussels Sprout Slaw with Mustard Dressing and Maple-Glazed Pecans

By browneyedbaker · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Brussels Sprout Slaw with Mustard Dressing and Maple-Glazed Pecans

Why it works: Pepper and lemon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 27,047 recipes. Both carry trans-2-nonenal, which smells cardboard, fatty. The science ↓

Brussels Sprout Slaw with Mustard Dressing and Maple-Glazed Pecans

8 servings
Prep45 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

320Calories
5 gProtein
17 gFat
43 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Brussels Sprout1 cup (156g)56
Maple Syrup1 tbsp (20ml)52
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Pecan1 half (4g)20
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Salt1 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 browneyedbaker. 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. Pepper + lemontop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together27,047 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  2. Pepper + mustardtop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,430 recipes

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

  3. Mustard + lemontop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,816 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  4. Mustard + apple cider vinegartop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together254 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  5. Maple syrup + apple cider vinegartop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together48 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

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

Swap the brussels sprouts

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (maple syrup, pepper, mustard, apple cider vinegar, lemon, sugar):

  1. Broccolifits better
  2. Capsicumfits better
  3. Kalefits better
  4. Brussels sproutsthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against maple syrup, pepper, mustard, apple cider vinegar, lemon, sugar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.