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Parmesan Asparagus Spears

Crisp and fresh asparagus spears lightly sauteed and topped with a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 3 ingredients
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Parmesan Asparagus Spears

Why it works: Asparagus and olive match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,096 recipes. Both carry trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓

Parmesan Asparagus Spears

Serves 2
Prep5 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

152Calories
3 gProtein
14 gFat
7 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Asparagus6 spears (90g)27
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6

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. Asparagus + olivetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,096 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

  2. Asparagus + peppertop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,968 recipes

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

  3. Olive + peppertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together30,263 recipes

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

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

Swap the asparagus

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

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Tomatofits better
  3. Eggplantfits better
  4. Asparagusthe original

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