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Warm Autumn Salad

A warming slection of flavours, good for a snack or going with a roast

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Why it works: Rosemary and thyme match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,340 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-one, which smells mushroom, metallic. The science ↓

Warm Autumn Salad

Serves 4

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

333Calories
7 gProtein
29 gFat
15 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Rosemary1 tsp dried (1.2g)4
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4
Mint2 tbsp fresh (3g)2

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. Rosemary + thymetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,340 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

  2. Leek + thymetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together360 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  3. Mushroom + thymetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,557 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

  4. Mint + rosemarytop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together165 recipes

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

  5. Mint + thymetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together285 recipes

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

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

Swap the mint

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (leek, mushroom, butter, rosemary, thyme):

  1. Marjoramfits better
  2. Sagefits better
  3. Parsleyfits better
  4. Mintthe original

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