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Roasted Tomato HummusRoasted Tomato Hummus

By biggirlssmallkitchen · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Why it works: Chickpea and cumin match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 473 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Roasted Tomato HummusRoasted Tomato Hummus

Serves 5 (as an appetizer)

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

425Calories
13 gProtein
25 gFat
45 gCarbs

Counts 11 of 13 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chickpea1/2 cup canned (120g) drained134
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Tahini1 tbsp (15g)89
Plum1 medium (66g)30
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Cayenne1 tsp (1.8g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Waternot in our table0
Seednot in our table0

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.

  1. Chickpea + cumintop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together473 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  2. Garlic + cumintop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,082 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  3. Chickpea + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together813 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  4. Cumin + tomatotop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,272 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  5. Chickpea + tomatotop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together538 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).

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

Swap the tahini

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chickpea, garlic, clove, lemon, cumin, plum, tomato):

  1. Lentilsfits better
  2. Beansfits better
  3. Cashew nutfits better
  4. Tahinithe original

Fit is the average pairing score against chickpea, garlic, clove, lemon, cumin, plum, tomato. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.