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Tomato and Corn Soup with Fresh Basil

Those two favorite summer ingredients—tomatoes and corn—make a heavenly match in this chilled soup. To remove corn kernels from the cob, hold a husked ear upright, stem end down, in a bowl. Using a sharp knife, carefully slice down between the kernels and the cob, allowing the kernels to fall in the bowl and rotating the cob slightly after each cut. Alternatively, use a corn stripper. In this recipe, the stripped cobs are cut in half and added to the soup to impart even more wonderful corn flavor.

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 13 ingredients
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Tomato and Corn Soup with Fresh Basil

Why it works: Olive and tomato are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 15,539 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Tomato and Corn Soup with Fresh Basil

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

989Calories
66 gProtein
20 gFat
134 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Chicken100g cooked165
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Corn1/2 cup kernels (82g)77
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1
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 williamssonoma. 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 + tomatotop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,539 recipes

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

  2. Tomato + basiltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,979 recipes

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

  3. Olive + basiltop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,063 recipes

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

  4. Basil + peppertop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,294 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

  5. Tomato + corntop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,099 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

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

Swap the leek

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, tomato, flour, corn, basil, chicken, pepper):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Eggplantfits better
  3. Okrafits better
  4. Leekthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, tomato, flour, corn, basil, chicken, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.