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Grilled Beets with Burrata and Poppy Seed Vinaigrette

These grilled beets are tossed with a poppy seed vinaigrette and topped with burratta, a fresh mozzarella with an oozy, creamy center.

By bonappetit · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Grilled Beets with Burrata and Poppy Seed Vinaigrette

Why it works: Shallot and mustard match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 859 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Grilled Beets with Burrata and Poppy Seed Vinaigrette

8 servings

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

479Calories
16 gProtein
28 gFat
39 gCarbs

Counts 12 of 13 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Burrata1 oz (28g)90
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Beet1/2 cup (85g)35
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Poppy Seednot 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. Shallot + mustardtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together859 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Vinegar + mustardtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together14,067 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  3. Mustard + olivetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,950 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  4. Orange + olivetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,456 recipes

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

  5. Poppy seed + olivetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together248 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

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

Swap the poppy seed

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (shallot, sherry, vinegar, mustard, orange, olive, pepper):

  1. Thymefits better
  2. Tarragonfits better
  3. Capersfits better
  4. Poppy seedthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against shallot, sherry, vinegar, mustard, orange, olive, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.