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Belgian Bean Pâté

A bean and barley pâté flavored with parsley, tahini, lemon, olive oil, garlic, cumin, onion powder, cayenne, chili, and optional olives.

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Why it works: Parsley and lemon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 14,037 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Belgian Bean Pâté

Timeat least 1 hour

Ingredients

Directions

Make the pâté

  1. Puree the cooked beans, using the liquid as needed to make a smooth puree.

  2. Combine the puree with the remaining ingredients except the olives. The mixture should be thick.

Chill and serve

  1. Chill, covered, for at least 1 hour.

  2. Garnish with olives, if desired, and serve as an hors d'oeuvre with whole wheat bread or crackers.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

489Calories
9 gProtein
24 gFat
66 gCarbs

Counts 12 of 13 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Barley1 cup cooked (157g)193
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Tahini1 tbsp (15g)89
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Olive1 large (4g)4
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Beannot 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.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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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. Parsley + lemontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14,037 recipes

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

  2. Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Barley + beanstop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together106 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).

  4. Parsley + garlictop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9,308 recipes

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

  5. Beans + olivetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,470 recipes

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

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

What each ingredient does

Beans
Provide the bulk and body of the pâté once pureed smooth.
Tahini
Adds richness and a creamy, thick texture from its sesame fat.
Olive oil
Contributes fat that makes the puree silky and mouth-coating.
Lemon juice
Adds acidity that brightens the flavor and balances the rich fats.
Parsley
Contributes fresh, herbal aroma and color to the pâté.

The step that matters

Puree the beans smooth. Adding cooking liquid gradually lets the starch and fibre break down into a smooth, spreadable texture; too little liquid leaves the pâté grainy and stiff.

Swap the tahini

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (barley, beans, parsley, lemon, olive, garlic, clove):

  1. Chickpeafits better
  2. Lentilsfits better
  3. Chestnutfits better
  4. Tahinithe original

Fit is the average pairing score against barley, beans, parsley, lemon, olive, garlic, clove. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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