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Grilled Portabella and Bulgur Salad "Sandwiches"

Why it works: Garlic and olive are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 25,665 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Grilled Portabella and Bulgur Salad "Sandwiches"

Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

851Calories
16 gProtein
57 gFat
86 gCarbs

Counts 16 of 18 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 16 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Avocado1 medium (150g)240
Pine Nut1 oz (28g)191
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cherry1 cup (138g)87
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Yellow Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Arugula1 cup (20g)5
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Rosemary1 tsp dried (1.2g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Waternot in our table0
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 epicurious. 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. Garlic + olivetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  2. Olive + rosemarytop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,590 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Parsley + rosemarytop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together713 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  4. Clove + rosemarytop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together519 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  5. Garlic + parsleytop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9,308 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

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

Swap the grape

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (garlic, clove, parsley, olive, wine, vinegar, rosemary):

  1. Lemonfits better
  2. Limefits better
  3. Orangefits better
  4. Grapethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against garlic, clove, parsley, olive, wine, vinegar, rosemary. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.