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Leeks & Peas in Lemon Butter

You get two veg for the price of one pan with this veggie side dish, and it's a good source of vitamin C

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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Leeks & Peas in Lemon Butter

Why it works: Leek and lemon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 162 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-ol, which smells mushroom, earthy. The science ↓

Leeks & Peas in Lemon Butter

Serves 6 - 8
Prep5 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

158Calories
2 gProtein
12 gFat
14 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12

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. Leek + lemontop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together162 recipes

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

  2. Leek + buttertop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together848 recipes

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

  3. Butter + lemontop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together41,227 recipes

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

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