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Broccoli & Cauliflower Cheese

Cauliflower cheese gets more colourful with the addition of broccoli in this super Sunday lunch side dish

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Broccoli & Cauliflower Cheese

Why it works: Cauliflower and broccoli match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 127 recipes. Both carry 4'-methylacetophenone, which smells bitter almond. The science ↓

Broccoli & Cauliflower Cheese

Serves 6
Prep15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

878Calories
32 gProtein
31 gFat
119 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Chive1 tbsp (3g)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. Cauliflower + broccolitop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together127 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  2. Broccoli + mustardtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together705 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Mustard + chivetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together587 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  4. Cauliflower + mustardtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together687 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy).

  5. Broccoli + chivetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together120 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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

Swap the cauliflower

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (broccoli, butter, flour, mustard, milk, chive):

  1. Shallotfits better
  2. Horseradishfits better
  3. Lettucefits better
  4. Cauliflowerthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against broccoli, butter, flour, mustard, milk, chive. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.