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Mushroom & Thyme Risotto

Using a mixture of quinoa and rice gives a light texture and lovely nutty flavour to this dish

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Mushroom & Thyme Risotto

Why it works: Olive and thyme match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,948 recipes. Both carry methyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells apple, fatty. The science ↓

Mushroom & Thyme Risotto

Serves 4
Prep5 min
Cook25 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

720Calories
26 gProtein
25 gFat
98 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Quinoa1 cup cooked (185g)222
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4
Chestnutnot 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. Olive + thymetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,948 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

  2. Mushroom + thymetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,557 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

  3. Chestnut + quinoatop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  4. Olive + quinoatop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together465 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-heptenal (green).

  5. Chestnut + thymetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together228 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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

Swap the chestnut

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, mushroom, quinoa, rice, thyme):

  1. Chickpeafits better
  2. Beansfits better
  3. Lentilsfits better
  4. Chestnutthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, mushroom, quinoa, rice, thyme. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.