Rice Primavera I

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. Garlic + broccolitop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together2,072 recipes

   Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

2. Olive + tomatotop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together15,539 recipes

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

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

   Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

4. Garlic + tomatotop 3% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together14,076 recipes

   Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

5. Garlic + parsleytop 4% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together9,308 recipes

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

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

What each ingredient does

Reduced-calorie mayonnaise

Provides creamy body and richness to the sauce that coats the rice.

Skim milk

Thins the mayonnaise into a smooth, pourable sauce.

Parmesan

Adds savory flavor and helps thicken the sauce as it melts.

Broccoli flowerets

Add texture and body, cooked until almost tender crisp.

Cooked rice

Forms the base that absorbs the sauce and vegetables.

The step that matters

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, garlic, broccoli, mushroom, tomato, parsley, milk):

1. Thymefits better
2. Basilfits better
3. Oreganofits better
4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, garlic, broccoli, mushroom, tomato, parsley, milk. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.