Name: French Green Bean Salad Recipe
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons finely chopped shallot (from 1/2 of a small shallot); 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar; 1 medium garlic clove, minced (about 1 teaspoon); 1 pound haricots verts; 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt , plus more as needed; 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper , plus more as needed; 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil; 2 tablespoons capers , drained and finely chopped; 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh Italian parsley leaves

Why it works: Shallot and capers match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 405 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

French Green Bean Salad Recipe

6 servings

Cook30 min

Ingredients

2 tablespoons finely chopped shallot (from 1/2 of a small shallot)
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
1 medium garlic clove, minced (about 1 teaspoon)
1 pound haricots verts
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt , plus more as needed
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper , plus more as needed
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons capers , drained and finely chopped
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh Italian parsley leaves

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

149Calories

1 gProtein

14 gFat

6 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Shallot	1 tbsp minced (10g)	7
Clove	1 tsp ground (2g)	7
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Capers	1 tbsp (9g) drained	2
Parsley	1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)	1
Salt	1 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.

By chow. 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.

Shallot + caperstop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together405 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Garlic + olivetop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together25,665 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Olive + caperstop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,688 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Shallot + garlictop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,000 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Clove + peppertop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together17,451 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

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

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (shallot, white wine, vinegar, garlic, pepper, olive, capers):

Tarragonfits better
Parsleyfits better
Thymefits better
Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against shallot, white wine, vinegar, garlic, pepper, olive, capers. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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