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Tagliatelle with Pecorino, Lemon and Pine Nuts

A wonderful mix of cheese, nuts and zesty lemon, which only takes 15 minutes to make

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Tagliatelle with Pecorino, Lemon and Pine Nuts

Why it works: Lemon and parsley match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 14,037 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Tagliatelle with Pecorino, Lemon and Pine Nuts

Serves 2

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

433Calories
14 gProtein
40 gFat
9 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pine Nut1 oz (28g)191
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1

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. Lemon + parsleytop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14,037 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  2. Lemon + pinetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together480 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  3. Pine + olivetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,062 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  4. Pine + parsleytop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together284 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  5. Olive + parsleytop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9,649 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 nuts

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (lemon, pine, olive, parsley):

  1. Chickpeafits better
  2. Pistachiofits better
  3. Walnutfits better
  4. Nutsthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against lemon, pine, olive, parsley. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.