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Beets, Leeks & Onions

Gordon Ramsay roasts these robust vegetables to perfection

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Beets, Leeks & Onions

Why it works: Beetroot and leek share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 45 recipes. Both carry ethyl butyrate, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Beets, Leeks & Onions

Serves 4 - 6

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

176Calories
2 gProtein
14 gFat
12 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Rosemary1 tsp dried (1.2g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Bay Leaf1 leaf (0.6g)2
Beetrootnot 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. Beetroot + leektop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together45 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl butyrate (apple, fruity).

  2. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  3. Garlic + olivetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  4. Olive + rosemarytop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,590 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  5. Clove + rosemarytop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together519 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

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

Swap the rosemary

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (beetroot, onion, leek, garlic, clove, olive, vinegar):

  1. Capersfits better
  2. Thymefits better
  3. Tarragonfits better
  4. Rosemarythe original

Fit is the average pairing score against beetroot, onion, leek, garlic, clove, olive, vinegar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.