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Sun-Dried Tomato and Corn Farro Risotto

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By naturallyella · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Sun-Dried Tomato and Corn Farro Risotto

Why it works: Tomato and olive are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 15,539 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Sun-Dried Tomato and Corn Farro Risotto

Serves 2
Prep15 min
Cook45 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

739Calories
25 gProtein
44 gFat
62 gCarbs

Counts 11 of 12 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Farro1/2 cup cooked (100g)170
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Goat Cheese1 oz (28g)103
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Corn1/2 cup kernels (82g)77
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Rosemary1 tsp dried (1.2g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Waternot in our table0

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

By naturallyella. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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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. Tomato + olivetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,539 recipes

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

  2. Olive + rosemarytop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,590 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Tomato + corntop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,099 recipes

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

  4. Olive + goat cheesetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together573 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

  5. Tomato + rosemarytop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together805 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

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

Swap the shallot

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (tomato, olive, corn, white wine, rosemary, goat cheese):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Potatofits better
  3. Eggplantfits better
  4. Shallotthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against tomato, olive, corn, white wine, rosemary, goat cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.