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Asparagus Risotto

A spring treat!

By naturallyella · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Asparagus Risotto

Why it works: Leek and asparagus share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 73 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-ol, which smells mushroom, earthy. The science ↓

Asparagus Risotto

Serves 2
Prep15 min
Cook1 hr

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

878Calories
28 gProtein
55 gFat
67 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Mascarpone2 tbsp (28g)120
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Asparagus6 spears (90g)27
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
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.

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. Leek + asparagustop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together73 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  2. Leek + oniontop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,326 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl butyrate (apple, fruity).

  3. Rice + asparagustop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together261 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

  4. Olive + ricetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,994 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

  5. Olive + asparagustop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,096 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

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

Swap the leek

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, butter, onion, rice, white wine, asparagus, cheese):

  1. Potatofits better
  2. Tomatofits better
  3. Chivefits better
  4. Leekthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, butter, onion, rice, white wine, asparagus, cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.