Jimmy's Minestrone

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. Carrot + celerytop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together10,173 recipes

   Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).

2. Peas + green beanstop 2% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together54 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).

3. Tomato + celerytop 4% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together3,377 recipes

   Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

4. Celery + peppertop 5% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together16,012 recipes

   Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

5. Tomato + green beanstop 5% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together113 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

What each ingredient does

Canned tomatoes

Provide the main liquid body and tomato flavour of the soup.

Frozen green peas

Add sweetness and soft texture to the finished soup.

Frozen green beans

Add tender bite and fresh vegetable texture to the soup.

Pasta

Adds starch and body, making the soup more filling as it cooks.

Margarine

Adds fat that carries flavour and gives the soup a richer mouthfeel.

Parmesan cheese

Adds savory, salty flavour when sprinkled on top.

The step that matters

Swap the peas

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (tomato, sauce, carrot, celery, onion, green beans, pepper):

1. Beansfits better
2. Chickpeafits better
3. Sesamefits better
4. Peasthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against tomato, sauce, carrot, celery, onion, green beans, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.