Name: Roasted Radishes with Brown Butter, Lemon, and Radish Tops
Yield: Makes 4 side-dish servings
Ingredients: 2 bunches medium radishes (such as red, pink, and purple; about 20); 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil; Coarse kosher salt; 2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) unsalted butter; 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

Why it works: Olive and lemon are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 11,922 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Roasted Radishes with Brown Butter, Lemon, and Radish Tops

Makes 4 side-dish servings

Ingredients

2 bunches medium radishes (such as red, pink, and purple; about 20)
1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
Coarse kosher salt
2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) unsalted butter
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

233Calories

1 gProtein

25 gFat

4 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 4 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Lemon	juice of 1 lemon (48ml)	12
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.

Olive + lemontop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together11,922 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Radish + lemontop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together174 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
Radish + olivetop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together164 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
Olive + buttertop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together11,887 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Butter + lemontop 16% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together41,227 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

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

Swap the radish

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

Tomatofits better
Asparagusfits better
Shallotfits better
Radishthe original

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

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