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Roasted Tofu and Vegetables

I had serious doubts the first time I heard of a recipe for Roasted Tofu. Tofu is made mostly from dried soybeans and water (plus a coagulant like seaweed salt). It's a pretty serious wiggly jiggly...

By steamykitchen · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Roasted Tofu and Vegetables

Why it works: Broccoli and cauliflower match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 127 recipes. Both carry 4'-methylacetophenone, which smells bitter almond. The science ↓

Roasted Tofu and Vegetables

Serves 4
Prep10 min
Cook40 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

392Calories
17 gProtein
20 gFat
45 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Tofu100g firm76
Brussels Sprout1 cup (156g)56
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Parsnip1/2 cup (78g)55
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
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 steamykitchen. 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. Broccoli + cauliflowertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together127 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  2. Carrot + parsniptop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,097 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).

  3. Broccoli + parsniptop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together74 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Carrot + peppertop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14,555 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  5. Broccoli + carrottop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,442 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).

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

Swap the brussels sprouts

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (tofu, broccoli, cauliflower, carrot, parsnip, olive, pepper):

  1. Spinachfits better
  2. Lettucefits better
  3. Turnipfits better
  4. Brussels sproutsthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against tofu, broccoli, cauliflower, carrot, parsnip, olive, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.