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Rosemary Parmesan Sweet Potato

A simple, savory baked sweet potato. This sweet potato would be fantastic as a side dish or accompanied by a giant green salad.

By cookieandkate · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Rosemary Parmesan Sweet Potato

Why it works: Rosemary and pepper match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,324 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Rosemary Parmesan Sweet Potato

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

427Calories
16 gProtein
19 gFat
50 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Rosemary1 tsp dried (1.2g)4
Salt1 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 cookieandkate. 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. Rosemary + peppertop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,324 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Sweet potato + rosemarytop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together87 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

  3. Parmesan cheese + buttertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,163 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  4. Sweet potato + oniontop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together960 recipes

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

  5. Onion + peppertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together68,474 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

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

Swap the sweet potato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (onion, parmesan cheese, butter, rosemary, pepper):

  1. Potatofits better
  2. Tomatofits better
  3. Spinachfits better
  4. Sweet potatothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against onion, parmesan cheese, butter, rosemary, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.