Name: Big Girls, Test Kitchen: Meatless Monday Vegan Broccoli-Leek SoupVegan “Cream” of Broccoli Soup with Leeks and Scallions
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 large bunch broccoli (about 1 1/2 pounds); 2 tablespoons olive oil; 2 medium leeks, white and light green parts only, thinly sliced; 1 medium Yukon gold potato, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 3 scallions, green and white parts, thinly sliced; 1 quart vegetable broth; 1 teaspoon salt

Why it works: Broccoli and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,072 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Big Girls, Test Kitchen: Meatless Monday Vegan Broccoli-Leek SoupVegan “Cream” of Broccoli Soup with Leeks and Scallions

Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

1 large bunch broccoli (about 1 1/2 pounds)
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 medium leeks, white and light green parts only, thinly sliced
1 medium Yukon gold potato, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
2 garlic cloves, minced
3 scallions, green and white parts, thinly sliced
1 quart vegetable broth
1 teaspoon salt

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

383Calories

9 gProtein

14 gFat

59 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Potato	1 medium (173g) baked	161
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Broccoli	1 cup chopped (156g)	55
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
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 biggirlssmallkitchen. 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.

Broccoli + garlictop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,072 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together25,665 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Potato + garlictop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,517 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
Leek + garlictop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together150 recipes

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

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together910 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

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 (broccoli, olive, leek, potato, garlic):

Thymefits better
Capersfits better
Parsleyfits better
Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against broccoli, olive, leek, potato, garlic. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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