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Griddled Polenta Wedges with Roasted Veg

This Italian storecupboard staple turns plain roasted veg into something so very stylish

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Griddled Polenta Wedges with Roasted Veg

Why it works: Cherry tomato and olive share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 24 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Griddled Polenta Wedges with Roasted Veg

Serves 2

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

492Calories
14 gProtein
33 gFat
39 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Cherry1 cup (138g)87
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By bbcgoodfood. 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. Cherry tomato + olivetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together24 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  2. Onion + olivetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together29,779 recipes

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

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

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

  4. Pepper + olivetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together30,263 recipes

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

  5. Onion + cherry tomatotop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together21 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

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

Swap the cherry tomato

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

  1. Avocadofits better
  2. Lemonfits better
  3. Mangofits better
  4. Cherry tomatothe original

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