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Purple Sprouting Broccoli with Prosciutto & Duck Egg

Purple sprouting broccoli works really well with the punchy flavours of salty prosciutto and parmesan

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Purple Sprouting Broccoli with Prosciutto & Duck Egg

Why it works: Broccoli and olive match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,460 recipes. Both carry 2-hexenal, which smells green, leafy. The science ↓

Purple Sprouting Broccoli with Prosciutto & Duck Egg

Serves 4

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

944Calories
66 gProtein
69 gFat
13 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Duck100g cooked with skin337
Pork100g cooked242
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3

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. Broccoli + olivetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,460 recipes

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

  2. Olive + vinegartop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together12,297 recipes

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).

  3. Prosciutto + eggtop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together208 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  4. Broccoli + vinegartop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,286 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  5. Prosciutto + olivetop 19% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together568 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

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

Swap the broccoli

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (prosciutto, olive, vinegar, egg):

  1. Asparagusfits better
  2. Cucumberfits better
  3. Capsicumfits better
  4. Broccolithe original

Fit is the average pairing score against prosciutto, olive, vinegar, egg. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.