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Broad Beans with Parsley, Feta & Almonds

A lovely green, summery starter to serve before a meaty main

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Broad Beans with Parsley, Feta & Almonds

Why it works: Parsley and lemon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 14,037 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Broad Beans with Parsley, Feta & Almonds

Serves 2
Prep15 min
Cook5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

714Calories
21 gProtein
25 gFat
101 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Feta Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Broad Beannot 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. Parsley + lemontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14,037 recipes

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

  2. Parsley + shallottop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,737 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  3. Beans + shallottop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together147 recipes

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

  4. Beans + almondtop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together238 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).

  5. Beans + olivetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,470 recipes

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

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

Swap the almond

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (beans, parsley, shallot, feta cheese, olive, lemon, bread):

  1. Chickpeafits better
  2. Lentilsfits better
  3. Pistachiofits better
  4. Almondthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against beans, parsley, shallot, feta cheese, olive, lemon, bread. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.