Name: Roasted Carrots with Dill
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Ingredients: 8-10 large carrots; Olive oil; 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, cut into small pieces (optional); Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill

Why it works: Carrot and dill match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 321 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Roasted Carrots with Dill

Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

8-10 large carrots
Olive oil
1 tablespoon unsalted butter, cut into small pieces (optional)
Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper
1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

256Calories

1 gProtein

25 gFat

8 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Carrot	1 medium (61g)	25
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Dill	5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried	4
Salt	1 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 epicurious. 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.

Carrot + dilltop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together321 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Pepper + dilltop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,630 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Carrot + peppertop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together14,555 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Olive + dilltop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,223 recipes

Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).
Carrot + olivetop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together5,861 recipes

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

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

Swap the carrot

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

Capsicumfits better
Potatofits about as well
Tomatofits about as well
Carrotthe original

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

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