Why it works: Quinoa and beans share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 96 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-ol, which smells mushroom, earthy. The science ↓
Roasted Mediterranean Vegetable and Quinoa Salad Recipe
4-6 servingsIngredients
Directions
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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 14 of 17 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 14 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Quinoa | 1 cup cooked (185g) | 222 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Eggplant | 1 cup cubed (82g) | 35 |
| Bell Pepper | 1 medium (119g) | 31 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Chili | 1 tsp (2.7g) | 8 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Oregano | 1 tsp dried (1.8g) | 5 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Mustard | 1 tsp (5g) yellow | 3 |
| Vinegar | 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled | 3 |
| Parsley | 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) | 1 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| French Bean | not in our table | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Cider | not in our table | 0 |
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.
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Quinoa + beanstop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together96 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
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Eggplant + oreganotop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together157 recipes
Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
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Beans + tomatotop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together2,713 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
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Eggplant + garlictop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together801 recipes
Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
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Tomato + oreganotop 2% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together2,767 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-hexenal (green, leafy).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Swap the clove
The recipe marks clove as optional. How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (quinoa, beans, tomato, eggplant, garlic, pepper, oregano):
- Cuminfits better
- Basilfits better
- Corianderfits better
- Clovethe original
Fit is the average pairing score against quinoa, beans, tomato, eggplant, garlic, pepper, oregano. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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