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Summer Udon with Heirloom Tomatoes, Avocado & Shrimp

By biggirlssmallkitchen · From Open Recipes · 15 ingredients
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Why it works: Basil and lime match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 505 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Summer Udon with Heirloom Tomatoes, Avocado & Shrimp

Serves 2 as a main, 4 as a side

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

657Calories
35 gProtein
37 gFat
56 gCarbs

Counts 14 of 15 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 14 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Avocado1 medium (150g)240
Grapeseed Oil1 tbsp (14g)120
Shrimp100g cooked99
Pea1/2 cup (72g)62
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Safflowernot 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 biggirlssmallkitchen. 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. Basil + limetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together505 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Garlic + basiltop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,805 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Garlic + shallottop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,000 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Clove + basiltop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,437 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  5. Clove + shallottop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,677 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

Swap the safflower

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (shrimp, clove, garlic, shallot, basil, plum, lime):

  1. Thymefits better
  2. Oreganofits better
  3. Fennelfits better
  4. Safflowerthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against shrimp, clove, garlic, shallot, basil, plum, lime. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.