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Parsnip Soup with Spinach and Scallops

A garnish of scallops adds a luxurious finish to this simple, lightly spiced soup.

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 14 ingredients
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Why it works: Parsnip and thyme match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 270 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Parsnip Soup with Spinach and Scallops

Serves 4
Prep30 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

446Calories
28 gProtein
18 gFat
47 gCarbs

Counts 11 of 13 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Shrimp100g cooked99
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Parsnip1/2 cup (78g)55
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Turmeric1 tsp ground (3g)9
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Spinach1 cup raw (30g)7
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4
Rapeseed Oilnot in our table0
Coriandernot 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 bbcfood. 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. Parsnip + thymetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together270 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  2. Shallot + thymetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,476 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Garlic + spinachtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,435 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Shallot + spinachtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together198 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  5. Shallot + parsniptop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together63 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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

Swap the garlic

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, shallot, parsnip, thyme, honey, cream, spinach):

  1. Tarragonfits better
  2. Capersfits better
  3. Parsleyfits better
  4. Garlicthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, shallot, parsnip, thyme, honey, cream, spinach. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.