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Green Garden Veg Pie

Veggie guests coming for dinner? Put this pie in the middle of the table and watch them dive in

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Green Garden Veg Pie

Why it works: Mustard and broccoli match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 705 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Green Garden Veg Pie

Serves 4
Prep15 min
Cook35 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1101Calories
40 gProtein
31 gFat
167 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Pea1/2 cup (72g)62
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Chive1 tbsp (3g)1

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. Mustard + broccolitop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together705 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  2. Mustard + chivetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together587 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  3. Broccoli + chivetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together120 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Potato + chivetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together611 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  5. Potato + broccolitop 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 peas

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, mustard, milk, potato, broccoli, chive, flour):

  1. Lentilsfits better
  2. Chickpeafits better
  3. Chestnutfits better
  4. Peasthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, mustard, milk, potato, broccoli, chive, flour. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.