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Pickled Golden Beetroot

This light pickle is sweet, delicious and perfect with cold cuts and punchy British cheeses

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Pickled Golden Beetroot

Why it works: Clove and allspice match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 7,874 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Pickled Golden Beetroot

MAKES 1 large Kilner jar
Prep20 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

185Calories
0 gProtein
14 gFat
16 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Allspice1 tsp ground (1.9g)5
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Bay Leaf1 leaf (0.6g)2
Beetrootnot 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. Clove + allspicetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together7,874 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Beetroot + clovetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together285 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Beetroot + olivetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together965 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl butyrate (apple, fruity).

  4. Beetroot + allspicetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together79 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  5. Clove + olivetop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,866 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

Swap the beetroot

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sugar, white wine, vinegar, clove, allspice, olive):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Mustardfits better
  3. Shallotfits better
  4. Beetrootthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against sugar, white wine, vinegar, clove, allspice, olive. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.