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Roasted Chickpeas and Quinoa Veggie Bowl

Quinoa and chickpeas add two different nutty flavors that come together in a flavorful crunch. Adding fresh dill, sautéed cherry tomatoes and zucchini squash make this lunch absolutely elegant and irresistible.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 13 ingredients
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Roasted Chickpeas and Quinoa Veggie Bowl

Why it works: Oregano and thyme match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 791 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Roasted Chickpeas and Quinoa Veggie Bowl

Serves 2
Prep10 min
Cook40 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

633Calories
20 gProtein
21 gFat
99 gCarbs

Counts 12 of 16 ingredients. The other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Quinoa1 cup cooked (185g)222
Chickpea1/2 cup canned (120g) drained134
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cherry1 cup (138g)87
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Waternot in our table0
Pumpkinnot in our table0
Anisenot 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 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. Oregano + thymetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together791 recipes

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

  2. Dill + thymetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together164 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

  3. Thyme + peppertop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,585 recipes

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

  4. Dill + oreganotop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together104 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  5. Dill + peppertop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,630 recipes

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

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

Swap the cherry tomato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chickpea, canola oil, dill, oregano, thyme, pepper, anise):

  1. Limefits better
  2. Lemonfits better
  3. Avocadofits better
  4. Cherry tomatothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against chickpea, canola oil, dill, oregano, thyme, pepper, anise. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.