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Mustardy Greens

Spring greens and peas partner well - serve in a butter and mustard glaze for a low-fat and healthy side

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Mustardy Greens

Why it works: Peas and mustard work together. They rank in the top 15% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 425 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Mustardy Greens

Serves 4
Prep10 min
Cook5 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

167Calories
4 gProtein
12 gFat
11 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Pea1/2 cup (72g)62
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3

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. Peas + mustardtop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together425 recipes

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

  2. Peas + buttertop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,887 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  3. Butter + mustardtop 22% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together8,003 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

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

Swap the mustard

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (peas, butter):

  1. Asparagusfits better
  2. Shallotfits better
  3. Leekfits better
  4. Mustardthe original

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