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Cauliflower As Couscous with Kale and Feta Spiced Fritters and a Tomato and Ginger Chutney

A vegetarian and gluten-free recipe using finely chopped cauliflower in place of couscous.

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 24 ingredients
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Why it works: Olive and cherry tomato share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 24 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Cauliflower As Couscous with Kale and Feta Spiced Fritters and a Tomato and Ginger Chutney

Serves 4
Prep30 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1226Calories
38 gProtein
34 gFat
199 gCarbs

Counts 16 of 18 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 16 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Feta Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Apple1 medium (182g)95
Cherry1 cup (138g)87
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Maple Syrup1 tbsp (20ml)52
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Turmeric1 tsp ground (3g)9
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Spinach1 cup raw (30g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Peppermintnot in our table0
Coriandernot 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 bbcfood. 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. Olive + cherry tomatotop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together24 recipes

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

  2. Ginger + peppertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,800 recipes

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

  3. Pepper + cauliflowertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,113 recipes

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

  4. Olive + gingertop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,725 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  5. 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 cherry tomato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, ginger, pepper, maple syrup, cauliflower, white wine, vinegar):

  1. Limefits better
  2. Lemonfits better
  3. Plumfits better
  4. Cherry tomatothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, ginger, pepper, maple syrup, cauliflower, white wine, vinegar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.