Name: Bean & Pesto Mash
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil , plus a drizzle to serve (optional); 2 x 400g cans cannellini beans , rinsed and drained; 2 tbsp pesto

Why it works: Olive and beans match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,470 recipes. Both carry trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓

Bean & Pesto Mash

Serves 4

Prep5 min

Cook5 min

Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil , plus a drizzle to serve (optional)
2 x 400g cans cannellini beans , rinsed and drained
2 tbsp pesto

Directions

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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.

Olive + beanstop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,470 recipes

Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

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