Name: Ravioli with Green Beans and Prosciutto
Yield: Makes 1 serving
Ingredients: 1 serving frozen cheese ravioli (5 to 9 ravioli); 1/2 tablespoon olive oil; 1/2 cup sliced (1/4 inch thick) green beans; 1 small garlic clove, minced; 1 1/2 tablespoons sour cream; 1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice; 1 1/2 tablespoons grated parmesan; 1 thin slice prosciutto, chopped

Why it works: Olive and garlic are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 25,665 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Ravioli with Green Beans and Prosciutto

Makes 1 serving

Ingredients

1 serving frozen cheese ravioli (5 to 9 ravioli)
1/2 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 cup sliced (1/4 inch thick) green beans
1 small garlic clove, minced
1 1/2 tablespoons sour cream
1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1 1/2 tablespoons grated parmesan
1 thin slice prosciutto, chopped

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

496Calories

36 gProtein

32 gFat

20 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Parmesan Cheese	1 oz (28g)	110
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100
Bell Pepper	1 medium (119g)	31
Lemon	juice of 1 lemon (48ml)	12
Clove	1 tsp ground (2g)	7
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Ravioli	not in our table	0

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

By epicurious. 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.

Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together25,665 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Olive + lemontop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together11,922 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Green beans + garlictop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together197 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Olive + green beanstop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together226 recipes

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

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together8,893 recipes

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

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

Swap the green beans

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cheese, olive, garlic, clove, cream, lemon, prosciutto):

Spinachfits better
Tomatofits better
Asparagusfits better
Green beansthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cheese, olive, garlic, clove, cream, lemon, prosciutto. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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