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Why it works: Olive and garlic are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 25,665 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Roasted New Potato Salad

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Toss potatoes with olive oil, salt and pepper, cover and roast until tender (35-40 minutes). While potatoes roast, cook beans in boiling water until just tender (3-4 minutes), rinse in cold water, set aside. Toss potatoes, beans, tomatoes with vinaigrette. Spoon mixture onto a plate arranged with salad greens, garnish with olives. Nutritional info per serving: 207 calories, 4g protein, 8g fat (1g saturated), 31g carbohydrates, 0mg cholesterol, 192 mg sodium exchanges: 2 breads, 1 ½ fat

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

329Calories
7 gProtein
14 gFat
47 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Green Beans1 cup (100g)31
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Olive1 large (4g)4
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Saladnot 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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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. Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  2. Olive + basiltop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,063 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  3. Basil + garlictop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,805 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  4. Potato + garlictop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,517 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  5. Pepper + basiltop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,294 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

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

Swap the green beans

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (potato, olive, pepper, basil, vinegar, clove, garlic):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Tomatofits better
  3. Eggplantfits better
  4. Green beansthe original

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

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