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Pear and Almond Smoothie

A blended drink of pear, almond milk, and lemon.

From the Wikibooks Cookbook · 3 ingredients
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Why it works: Vanilla and pear match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 334 recipes. Both carry ethyl isobutyrate, which smells fruity, ethereal. The science ↓

Pear and Almond Smoothie

Serves 2

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the fruit

  1. Cut the pear into chunks, discarding the core.

  2. Place the chunks of pear in a blender.

  3. Squeeze the juice of the lemon over the pear.

Blend and serve

  1. Add the almond milk, then blend.

  2. Serve immediately.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

155Calories
2 gProtein
3 gFat
32 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pear1 medium (178g)101
Almond Milk1 cup (240ml) unsweetened30
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

Recipe from the Wikibooks Cookbook.

Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

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. Vanilla + peartop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together334 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  2. Vanilla + almondtop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,961 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Vanilla + milktop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together19,187 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).

  4. Almond + lemontop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,655 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  5. Almond + peartop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together175 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

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

What each ingredient does

Pear
Provides the main sweetness, body and fruity flavor of the smoothie.
Almond milk
Supplies the liquid that lets the blender puree the fruit into a smooth drink.
Lemon
Adds acidity that brightens the flavor and helps slow browning of the cut pear.

The step that matters

Serve immediately. Pureed pear oxidizes and darkens as it stands, and the smoothie can separate and thicken over time. Serving right after blending keeps its color, flavor and texture at their best.

Swap the lemon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (vanilla, almond, milk, pear):

  1. Figfits better
  2. Peachfits better
  3. Apricotfits better
  4. Lemonthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against vanilla, almond, milk, pear. 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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