Name: Brussels Sprouts with Maple Syrup & Walnuts
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 18 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 package Fresh Brussels Sprouts (1 Lb Package), Ends Removed, Cleaned, And Cut In Half (cut In Thirds If They Are Big); 2 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil; 1 teaspoon Onion Powder; ½ teaspoons Salt; ½ cups Chopped Walnuts; ¼ cups Real Maple Syrup

Why it works: Onion and walnut are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 15% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,771 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Brussels Sprouts with Maple Syrup & Walnuts

Serves 4

Prep10 min

Cook18 min

Ingredients

1 package Fresh Brussels Sprouts (1 Lb Package), Ends Removed, Cleaned, And Cut In Half (cut In Thirds If They Are Big)
2 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil
1 teaspoon Onion Powder
½ teaspoons Salt
½ cups Chopped Walnuts
¼ cups Real Maple Syrup

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

297Calories

5 gProtein

17 gFat

35 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Brussels Sprouts	1 cup (156g)	56
Maple Syrup	1 tbsp (20ml)	52
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Walnut	1 walnut half (4g)	26
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 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.

Onion + walnuttop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,771 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Walnut + maple syruptop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together309 recipes

Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).
Brussels sprouts + maple syruptop 25% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together6 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Brussels sprouts + oniontop 26% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together23 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Brussels sprouts + walnuttop 27% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together5 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 brussels sprouts

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (onion, walnut, maple syrup):

Sweet potatofits better
Lettucefits better
Mustardfits better
Brussels sproutsthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against onion, walnut, maple syrup. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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