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Roasted Green Beans with Cider Vinaigrette, Parmesan & Sunflower Seeds

By biggirlssmallkitchen · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Why it works: Olive and sunflower match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 698 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Roasted Green Beans with Cider Vinaigrette, Parmesan & Sunflower Seeds

Serves 4, easily doubled (though reserve time to trim all those beans!)

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

318Calories
6 gProtein
28 gFat
13 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 7 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Sunflower1 oz (28g) hulled165
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Cidernot in our table0
Seednot 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 biggirlssmallkitchen. 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. Olive + sunflowertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together698 recipes

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

  2. Cider + vinegartop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,431 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-ethyl-2-methoxyphenol (smoky, clove).

  3. Green beans + olivetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together226 recipes

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

  4. Olive + vinegartop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together12,297 recipes

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).

  5. Green beans + cidertop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together56 recipes

    Shared aroma: damascenone (apple, rose).

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

Swap the green beans

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

  1. Mustardfits better
  2. Cucumberfits better
  3. Capsicumfits better
  4. Green beansthe original

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