Name: Green Beans with Balsamic Roasted Shallots Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4 (side dish)
Ingredients: 6 large shallots; 4 tsp olive oil, divided; 1/2 tsp kosher salt; 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper; 1 cup low-sodium vegetable or chicken broth; 2 tsp granulated sugar; 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar; 1 1/4 lb. green beans, end trimmed

Why it works: Olive and green beans work together. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 226 recipes. Both carry trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓

Green Beans with Balsamic Roasted Shallots Recipe

Serves 4 (side dish)

Prep10 min

Cook30 min

Ingredients

6 large shallots
4 tsp olive oil, divided
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1 cup low-sodium vegetable or chicken broth
2 tsp granulated sugar
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 1/4 lb. green beans, end trimmed

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

537Calories

33 gProtein

31 gFat

30 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Vegetable	1 tbsp (14g)	120
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Bell Pepper	1 medium (119g)	31
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
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 cookincanuck. 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.

Olive + green beanstop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together226 recipes

Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).
Olive + chickentop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together11,888 recipes

Shared aroma: acetic acid hexyl ester (sweet, green).
Shallot + green beanstop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together7 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
Shallot + olivetop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,659 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Olive + vinegartop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together12,297 recipes

Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).

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

Swap the green beans

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (shallot, olive, pepper, chicken, sugar, vinegar):

Capsicumfits better
Mustardfits better
Chivefits better
Green beansthe original

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

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