Name: Cauliflower Muffins
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 4 cups Florets Cauliflower, Chopped In A Very Small Pieces (I Used My Food Processor, But You Can Use A Knife); 1-¼ cup Shredded Mozzarella, Divided; 1 cup Oatmeal Flour; 1 cup Red Onions; ¾ cups Red, Yellow Or Orange Pepper, Chopped In A Very Small Pieces; ¼ cups Parsley, Chopped; 1 whole Egg; 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder

Why it works: Onion and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,058 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓

Cauliflower Muffins

Serves 12

Prep15 min

Cook30 min

Ingredients

4 cups Florets Cauliflower, Chopped In A Very Small Pieces (I Used My Food Processor, But You Can Use A Knife)
1-¼ cup Shredded Mozzarella, Divided
1 cup Oatmeal Flour
1 cup Red Onions
¾ cups Red, Yellow Or Orange Pepper, Chopped In A Very Small Pieces
¼ cups Parsley, Chopped
1 whole Egg
1 teaspoon Garlic Powder

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

944Calories

38 gProtein

16 gFat

162 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 10 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Oat	1/2 cup dry (40g)	154
Mozzarella Cheese	1 oz (28g)	85
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Orange	1 medium (131g)	62
Broccoli	1 cup chopped (156g)	55
Red Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Parsley	1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)	1

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.

Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together29,058 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
Parsley + garlictop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together9,308 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Cauliflower + parsleytop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together233 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Cauliflower + garlictop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together124 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Onion + parsleytop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together25,843 recipes

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

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

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cauliflower, flour, onion, parsley, egg, garlic):

Lemonfits better
Limefits better
Avocadofits better
Orangethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cauliflower, flour, onion, parsley, egg, garlic. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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