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Sesame Roasted Broccoli

You need a sassy side in your life, and this is it.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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Sesame Roasted Broccoli

Why it works: Broccoli and sesame match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 372 recipes. Both carry 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol, which smells clove, smoky. The science ↓

Sesame Roasted Broccoli

Serves 3
Prep5 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

302Calories
4 gProtein
28 gFat
12 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Sesame1 tbsp (14g)120
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8

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. Broccoli + sesametop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together372 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).

  2. Broccoli + peppertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,747 recipes

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

  3. Sesame + peppertop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,343 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

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

Swap the sesame

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

  1. Chickpeafits about as well
  2. Sesamethe original
  3. Lentilsfits about as well
  4. Beansfits about as well

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