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Recipe Flash: Shrimp & Tomato Orzo

By biggirlssmallkitchen · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Why it works: Shallot and parsley match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,737 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Recipe Flash: Shrimp & Tomato Orzo

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

320Calories
35 gProtein
10 gFat
25 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Feta Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Shrimp100g cooked99
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Plum1 medium (66g)30
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Spinach1 cup raw (30g)7
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1

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. Shallot + parsleytop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,737 recipes

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

  2. Garlic + spinachtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,435 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Shallot + spinachtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together198 recipes

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

  4. Garlic + tomatotop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together14,076 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  5. Garlic + parsleytop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9,308 recipes

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

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

Swap the plum

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (shrimp, clove, garlic, shallot, tomato, spinach, parsley):

  1. Avocadofits better
  2. Limefits better
  3. Lemonfits better
  4. Plumthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against shrimp, clove, garlic, shallot, tomato, spinach, parsley. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.