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Balsamic Beets on the BBQ

Candy cane beets roasted in a foil bag on the BBQ.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Balsamic Beets on the BBQ

Why it works: Olive and vinegar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and 10,843 recipes mention both. Both carry isoamyl acetate, which smells banana, fruity. The science ↓

Balsamic Beets on the BBQ

Serves 4
Prep20 min
Cook1 hr

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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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Olive + vinegartop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together10,843 recipes

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).

  2. Vinegar + peppertop 6% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together27,805 recipes

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

  3. Olive + peppertop 6% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together27,398 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

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