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Nigella's Pea & Pesto Soup

As it says on the tin. I can't take credit for this though, it's straight from Nigella Express

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Nigella's Pea & Pesto Soup

Why it works: Onion and lime are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 13% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,263 recipes. Both carry decanal, which smells soap, orange peel. The science ↓

Nigella's Pea & Pesto Soup

Serves 2

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

117Calories
6 gProtein
0 gFat
25 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
Pea1/2 cup (72g)62
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
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. Onion + limetop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,263 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  2. Peas + oniontop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,460 recipes

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

  3. Peas + limetop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together175 recipes

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

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 (onion, lime):

  1. Cashew nutfits better
  2. Sesamefits better
  3. Black-eyed peafits better
  4. Peasthe original

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