Name: Summer Greens & Nectarines
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 tbsp clear honey; 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar; ½ shallot , very finely chopped; 125ml extra-virgin olive oil; 50g whole blanched almonds; 3 ripe nectarines; 85g bag watercress or mixed salad leaves; 150g pack goat's cheese , we used chevrissime blanc from Waitrose; French bread for serving

Why it works: Shallot and watercress share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 93 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

Summer Greens & Nectarines

Serves 4

Ingredients

1 tbsp clear honey
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
½ shallot , very finely chopped
125ml extra-virgin olive oil
50g whole blanched almonds
3 ripe nectarines
85g bag watercress or mixed salad leaves
150g pack goat's cheese , we used chevrissime blanc from Waitrose
French bread for serving

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

772Calories

22 gProtein

25 gFat

115 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 10 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Honey	1 tbsp (21g)	64
Shallot	1 tbsp minced (10g)	7
Almond	1 almond (1.2g)	7
Watercress	1 cup (34g)	4
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Nectarine	not in our table	0
Salad	not in our table	0

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.

Shallot + watercresstop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together93 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Almond + watercresstop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together28 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Shallot + almondtop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together75 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Olive + almondtop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,875 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Cheese + breadtop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,130 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).

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

Swap the almond

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (honey, vinegar, shallot, olive, watercress, cheese, bread):

Sesamefits better
Chestnutfits better
Beansfits better
Almondthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against honey, vinegar, shallot, olive, watercress, cheese, bread. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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