Name: Mock Chopped Liver
Ingredients: 1 large or 2 medium onions; 2 hard boiled eggs; 1 cup walnuts; 1 small can peas, drained

Why it works: Onion and peas are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 13% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,460 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Mock Chopped Liver

Ingredients

1 large or 2 medium onions
2 hard boiled eggs
1 cup walnuts
1 small can peas, drained

Directions

Chop onions and saute until colour changes (mixture should be slightly liquidy).
Process hard boiled eggs and walnuts.
Mash drained peas.
Mix all together well.
Category:Recipes
Category:Vegetarian Recipes
Category:Hard Boiled Egg Recipes
Category:Walnut Recipes
Category:Pea Recipes

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

210Calories

12 gProtein

8 gFat

22 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 4 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Pea	1/2 cup (72g)	62
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Walnut	1 walnut half (4g)	26

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.

Onion + peastop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together5,460 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Walnut + peastop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together170 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).
Onion + walnuttop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,771 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Egg + peastop 22% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,065 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-octenal (fatty, green).
Egg + walnuttop 23% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together6,037 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).