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Jerusalem Artichokes with Walnut and Dill Recipe

Whoever decided that walnut and dill belong together was a genius. Here, against the nutty background of Jerusalem artichokes, sautéed al dente so that they keep...

By chow · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Why it works: Dill and lemon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 976 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Jerusalem Artichokes with Walnut and Dill Recipe

4 servings

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

329Calories
6 gProtein
28 gFat
20 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Jerusalem Artichoke1 medium (128g)60
Walnut1 walnut half (4g)26
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Salt1 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 chow. 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. Dill + lemontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together976 recipes

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

  2. Pepper + lemontop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together27,047 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  3. Pepper + dilltop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,630 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  4. Jerusalem artichoke + walnuttop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  5. Jerusalem artichoke + lemontop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together72 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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

Swap the jerusalem artichoke

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, pepper, walnut, dill, lemon):

  1. Shallotfits better
  2. Spinachfits better
  3. Capsicumfits better
  4. Jerusalem artichokethe original

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