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Balsamic Green Beans

Petite green beans are enhanced with the sweet, tangy flavor of balsamic vinegar and the rich smokiness of applewood smoked bacon.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Balsamic Green Beans

Why it works: Green beans and shallot share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 7 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-ol, which smells mushroom, earthy. The science ↓

Balsamic Green Beans

Serves 4
Prep10 min
Cook35 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

121Calories
6 gProtein
4 gFat
17 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Green Beans1 cup (100g)31
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Waternot 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 tastykitchen. 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. Green beans + shallottop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together7 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  2. Shallot + vinegartop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,374 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  3. Green beans + vinegartop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together190 recipes

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, pear).

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, vinegar):

  1. Mustardfits better
  2. Chivefits better
  3. Horseradishfits better
  4. Green beansthe original

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