Name: Orange Dressing Marinated Beets
Yield: 6 Servings
Ingredients: 10-12 baby beats, steamed and peeled (I get mine in the produce section of my grocery store. Trader Joe’s has them too); 4 medium-large oranges; 1 tablespoon grated red onion; 2 tablespoon vinegar; 3 tablespoons orange zest; 6 cups micro greens or other greens of choice; 1/4 cup goat cheese, cut into small pieces; 1/4 cup pecans

Why it works: Goat cheese and pecans work together. They rank in the top 10% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 40 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-ol, which smells mushroom, earthy. The science ↓

Orange Dressing Marinated Beets

6 Servings

Ingredients

10-12 baby beats, steamed and peeled (I get mine in the produce section of my grocery store. Trader Joe’s has them too)
4 medium-large oranges
1 tablespoon grated red onion
2 tablespoon vinegar
3 tablespoons orange zest
6 cups micro greens or other greens of choice
1/4 cup goat cheese, cut into small pieces
1/4 cup pecans

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

232Calories

9 gProtein

11 gFat

26 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 5 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Goat Cheese	1 oz (28g)	103
Orange	1 medium (131g)	62
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Pecan	1 half (4g)	20
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By pickypalate. 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.

Goat cheese + pecanstop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together40 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
Onion + goat cheesetop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together291 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl butyrate (apple, fruity).
Onion + vinegartop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together18,226 recipes

Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).
Vinegar + goat cheesetop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together196 recipes

Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, pear).
Orange + pecanstop 18% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together353 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

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

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (onion, vinegar, goat cheese, pecans):

Avocadofits better
Figfits better
Pumpkinfits better
Orangethe original

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

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