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Peas Peasant-style

Peas cooked with tomatoes, oil, dill, parsley, and salt.

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Why it works: Parsley and dill match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 669 recipes. Both carry p-mentha-1,3,8-triene, which smells camphor, herbal. The science ↓

Peas Peasant-style

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Put the peas and peeled, seeded, and sliced tomatoes in a pan with oil.

  2. Salt and simmer, covered, shaking the pan every now and then, adding 1–2 tablespoons of water when needed.

  3. When the peas are done, add the chopped dill and parsley and simmer a few more minutes.

  4. Serve hot or cold.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

208Calories
6 gProtein
14 gFat
17 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Pea1/2 cup (72g)62
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Salt1 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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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 + dilltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together669 recipes

    Shared aroma: p-mentha-1,3,8-triene (camphor, herbal).

  2. Tomato + dilltop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together511 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  3. Tomato + parsleytop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,398 recipes

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

  4. Peas + tomatotop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  5. Peas + parsleytop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,885 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy).

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

What each ingredient does

Peas
Form the main body of the dish and cook down to a tender texture.
Tomatoes
Add moisture and acidity that combine with the oil to form a light sauce.
Oil
Carries flavour and helps the peas and tomatoes cook without sticking.

The step that matters

Adding water when needed. Peas can dry out or scorch during covered simmering, so small additions of water keep the pan moist while the peas soften. Shaking the pan distributes heat and moisture evenly.

Swap the peas

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (tomato, parsley, dill):

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

Fit is the average pairing score against tomato, parsley, dill. 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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