Name: Healthy Asparagus Cream Soup
Ingredients: 6 cup beef broth; 1 medium onion; 1 cup oatmeal; 1 lbs asparagus; 1/3 cup rice; salt and pepper

Why it works: Asparagus and rice match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 261 recipes. Both carry 2,4-nonadienal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓

Healthy Asparagus Cream Soup

Ingredients

Directions

Saute onions in butter or oil until soft. Add all other ingredients except asparagus tips and rice or barley. Bring to a boil over medium heat and simmer for 30 minutes, then place in blender to puree. Return to pot and add other ingredients and simmer for 5-10 minutes, until tips are soft. Do not over cook or tips will disintegrate.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

687Calories

40 gProtein

18 gFat

89 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Beef	100g cooked	250
Rice	1 cup cooked (158g) white	206
Oat	1/2 cup dry (40g)	154
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Asparagus	6 spears (90g)	27
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

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.

Asparagus + ricetop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together261 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).
Beef + oniontop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together17,092 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Onion + asparagustop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,212 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Onion + ricetop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together10,433 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Asparagus + peppertop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,968 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

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (beef, asparagus, rice, pepper):

Potatofits better
Spinachfits better
Capsicumfits better
Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against beef, asparagus, rice, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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Healthy Asparagus Cream Soup