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Almond Meal and Whole Wheat-Crusted Lobster Ravioli

This recipe uses store bought ravioli. You can make this with any kind of ravioli but I think the Trader Joe’s lobster ones are the best.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Almond Meal and Whole Wheat-Crusted Lobster Ravioli

Why it works: Almond and sunflower match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 165 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Almond Meal and Whole Wheat-Crusted Lobster Ravioli

Serves 2
Prep10 min
Cook15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

749Calories
54 gProtein
15 gFat
97 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 8 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Shrimp100g cooked99
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Raviolinot in our table0
Sunflower Oilnot 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 tastykitchen. 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. Almond + sunflowertop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together165 recipes

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

  2. Almond + flourtop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together8,673 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  3. Wheat + sunflowertop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together78 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

  4. Almond + wheattop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together264 recipes

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

  5. Garlic + sunflowertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together651 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

Swap the garlic

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (lobster, egg, almond, wheat, flour, parmesan cheese, sunflower):

  1. Nutmegfits better
  2. Capersfits better
  3. Turmericfits better
  4. Garlicthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against lobster, egg, almond, wheat, flour, parmesan cheese, sunflower. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.