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Green Beans with Shallots Recipe

Simplicity reigns in this versatile, no-fuss take on green beans. It works as a side for countless meals, from a simple roasted dish to Thanksgiving dinner.Game...

By chow · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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Green Beans with Shallots Recipe

Why it works: Green beans and olive work together. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 226 recipes. Both carry trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓

Green Beans with Shallots Recipe

6 to 8 servings
Cook30 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

296Calories
2 gProtein
25 gFat
16 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31

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.

  1. Green beans + olivetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together226 recipes

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

  2. Green beans + shallottop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together7 recipes

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

  3. Olive + shallottop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,659 recipes

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

  4. Butter + olivetop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,887 recipes

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

  5. Butter + shallottop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,426 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

Swap the green beans

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, olive, shallot):

  1. Chivefits better
  2. Welsh onionfits better
  3. Kalefits better
  4. Green beansthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, olive, shallot. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.