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Beetroot Summer Terrine

summer refreshing terrine

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 1 ingredients
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Beetroot Summer Terrine

Why it works: Grapefruit and lemon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 184 recipes. Both carry (e,e)-2,4-decadienal, which smells fatty, deep fried. The science ↓

Beetroot Summer Terrine

Serves 6

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

64Calories
2 gProtein
0 gFat
17 gCarbs

Counts 2 of 4 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 2 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Grapefruit1/2 fruit (123g)52
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Beetrootnot in our table0
Leafnot in our table0

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. Grapefruit + lemontop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together184 recipes

    Shared aroma: (e,e)-2,4-decadienal (fatty, deep fried).

  2. Beetroot + grapefruittop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl butyrate (apple, fruity).

  3. Beetroot + lemontop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together574 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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

Swap the beetroot

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

  1. Lettucefits better
  2. Kalefits better
  3. Broccolifits better
  4. Beetrootthe original

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