Name: Vibrant Tasty Green Bean Recipe
Yield: Serves about 6.
Ingredients: 4 leeks, well washed, root end and tops trimmed, sliced lengthwise into quarters and then chopped into 1/2-inch segments (see photo in main post); 1/3 cup fresh dill, well chopped; 3/4 pound green beans, tops and tails trimmed and cut into 1-inch segments; extra-virgin olive oil; fine-grain sea salt

Why it works: Green beans and olive work together. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 226 recipes. Both carry trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓

Vibrant Tasty Green Bean Recipe

Serves about 6.

Ingredients

4 leeks, well washed, root end and tops trimmed, sliced lengthwise into quarters and then chopped into 1/2-inch segments (see photo in main post)
1/3 cup fresh dill, well chopped
3/4 pound green beans, tops and tails trimmed and cut into 1-inch segments
extra-virgin olive oil
fine-grain sea salt

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

198Calories

2 gProtein

14 gFat

17 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 5 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Bell Pepper	1 medium (119g)	31
Dill	5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried	4
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By 101cookbooks. 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.

Green beans + olivetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together226 recipes

Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).
Dill + olivetop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,223 recipes

Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).
Dill + green beanstop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together21 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Leek + olivetop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together37 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl butyrate (apple, fruity).
Leek + green beanstop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4 recipes

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

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

Swap the leek

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (dill, green beans, olive):

Tomatofits better
Cucumberfits better
Potatofits better
Leekthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against dill, green beans, olive. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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