Name: Recipe Flash: Mini Corn & Leek Flautas
Ingredients: Makes 1 cup; 2 large leeks, white part and light green part only, cut in half and finely sliced; 2 tbsp butter; 1/4 cup of water or stock; ½ tsp salt

Why it works: Leek and butter work together. They rank in the top 15% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 848 recipes. Both carry trans-2-hexenal, which smells green, leafy. The science ↓

Recipe Flash: Mini Corn & Leek Flautas

Ingredients

Makes 1 cup
2 large leeks, white part and light green part only, cut in half and finely sliced
2 tbsp butter
1/4 cup of water or stock
½ tsp salt

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

146Calories

1 gProtein

12 gFat

10 gCarbs

Counts 3 of 4 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 3 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Water	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.

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.

Leek + buttertop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together848 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy).

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