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Nadia Sawalhas Bellaverde Bake

A delicious family favourite. www.bellaverde.co.uk

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 14 ingredients
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Nadia Sawalhas Bellaverde Bake

Why it works: Pasta and broccoli match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 286 recipes. Both carry nonanal, which smells fat, citrus. The science ↓

Nadia Sawalhas Bellaverde Bake

Serves 6

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1497Calories
75 gProtein
56 gFat
173 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 15 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Pasta1 cup cooked (140g)220
Salmon100g cooked208
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

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. Pasta + broccolitop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together286 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

  2. Broccoli + lemontop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together809 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Pasta + flourtop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together659 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  4. Pasta + tomatotop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,622 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

  5. Pasta + lemontop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together565 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

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

Swap the tomato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pasta, broccoli, salmon, milk, butter, flour, lemon):

  1. Kalefits better
  2. Chivefits better
  3. Shallotfits better
  4. Tomatothe original

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