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Roasted Cauliflower

A ridiculously simple and easy recipe to prepare tasty cauliflower.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 3 ingredients
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Roasted Cauliflower

Why it works: Olive and lemon are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 11,922 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Roasted Cauliflower

Serves 4
Prep5 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

186Calories
4 gProtein
14 gFat
15 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12

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. Olive + lemontop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,922 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  2. Cauliflower + lemontop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together179 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  3. Cauliflower + olivetop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together97 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-heptenal (green).

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

Swap the cauliflower

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

  1. Tomatofits better
  2. Kalefits better
  3. Broccolifits better
  4. Cauliflowerthe original

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