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Houmous

Very, very easy and delish.

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Houmous

Why it works: Chickpea and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 813 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Houmous

Serves 3

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

150Calories
8 gProtein
2 gFat
27 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chickpea1/2 cup canned (120g) drained134
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Waternot 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 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. Chickpea + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together813 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  2. Chickpea + lemontop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together527 recipes

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

  3. Chickpea + clovetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together227 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  4. Garlic + lemontop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together8,893 recipes

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

  5. Garlic + clovetop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,368 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

Swap the clove

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

  1. Cuminfits better
  2. Corianderfits better
  3. Parsleyfits better
  4. Clovethe original

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