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Smooth Beetroot Chutney

A delicious, spreadable beetroot chutney which is great for sandwiches or canapes because it stays put! Make plenty when the beetroot first come in as you won’t want to be without it.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Smooth Beetroot Chutney

Why it works: Beetroot and onion match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,261 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Smooth Beetroot Chutney

Serves 36
Prep45 min
Cook1 hr 30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

193Calories
2 gProtein
0 gFat
48 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Apple1 medium (182g)95
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Red Onion1 medium (110g)44
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Beetrootnot 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. Beetroot + oniontop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,261 recipes

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

  2. Beetroot + gingertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together155 recipes

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

  3. Apple + red winetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together148 recipes

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).

  4. Onion + gingertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together7,595 recipes

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

  5. Apple + gingertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,424 recipes

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

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

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (beetroot, apple, sugar, red wine, vinegar, ginger):

  1. Shallotfits better
  2. Parsnipfits better
  3. Horseradishfits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against beetroot, apple, sugar, red wine, vinegar, ginger. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.