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Asparagus with Cranberries and Pine Nuts

"This is a quick, easy way to saute asparagus. The dish has a light flavor and makes a great accompaniment to Italian meals. I make this year-round, but we especially enjoy it on Thanksgiving."

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Asparagus with Cranberries and Pine Nuts

Why it works: Olive and pine match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,062 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Asparagus with Cranberries and Pine Nuts

4 servings
Prep10 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

399Calories
8 gProtein
33 gFat
25 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pine Nut1 oz (28g)191
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Asparagus6 spears (90g)27
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 allrecipes. 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. Olive + pinetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,062 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Asparagus + olivetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,096 recipes

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

  3. Asparagus + pinetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together41 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  4. Pine + nutstop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15 recipes

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

  5. Olive + nutstop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together186 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

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

Swap the nuts

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (asparagus, olive, pine):

  1. Cashew nutfits better
  2. Beansfits better
  3. Pistachiofits better
  4. Nutsthe original

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