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Pickled Skinny Asparagus Snacks

Pickled Skinny Asparagus Snacks are crisp, fresh, tangy, garlicky and slightly spicy. They make super yummy snacks.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Pickled Skinny Asparagus Snacks

Why it works: Dill and pepper match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,630 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Pickled Skinny Asparagus Snacks

Serves 6
Prep15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

48Calories
4 gProtein
1 gFat
9 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Asparagus6 spears (90g)27
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Bay Leaf1 leaf (0.6g)2
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Waternot 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. Dill + peppertop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,630 recipes

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

  2. Clove + peppertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together17,451 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  3. Asparagus + garlictop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together606 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Asparagus + dilltop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together50 recipes

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

  5. Garlic + peppertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,090 recipes

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

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

Swap the asparagus

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (clove, garlic, dill, pepper, apple cider vinegar):

  1. Broccolifits better
  2. Mustardfits better
  3. Kalefits better
  4. Asparagusthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against clove, garlic, dill, pepper, apple cider vinegar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.