Perfect Pairings & Recipes for
Green Lentil

Exquisite green lentil flavour pairings and recipes, revealed through data science.

Green lentil conjures the evocative embrace of bean and the kiss of grass, yet its initial umaminess is only the overtone. Beneath lies a tapestry of delicate starch, hints of chlorophyll, and the light sweetness of pea that give it remarkable depth. The key to an exceptional pairing lies in appreciating how these notes interact and harmonise.

To map these harmonies, we analysed thousands of ingredients, breaking each one down across 150 flavour dimensions, identifying which notes complement and contrast. Our findings reveal, for instance, how vegetable broth's selinon tones can carry green lentil, or how nori's saline notes create an unexpectedly harmonious bridge with the fresh aroma.

An ingredient's flavour profile is determined by its core characteristics (e.g. earthy, vegetal, and herbal) enhanced by layers of subtle aroma notes (outer bars). When pairing ingredients, aim for a mix of core traits to build balance, and select complementary aroma notes to create harmony.

The Art of Flavour Pairing

To understand how flavour notes harmonise, we analysed more than 50,000 popular ingredient combinations. By exploring these pairings, we identified specific flavour notes that frequently occur together, indicating they share a harmonious relationship.

The Flavours That Harmonise With Grassy Notes

Our analysis reveals a strong connection between grass and brine flavours. Since green lentil has a distinct grassy flavour, try pairing it with the briney flavours of nori.

The recipe below provides inspiration for pairing green lentil with nori.

Harmonious Flavours Of Green Lentil

Just as our analysis found that grass and briney flavours harmonise, we can identify the full profile of flavours that harmonise with each of the flavour accents present in green lentil. E.g. the pea-ish notes of green lentil are often used with linalool and celery-like accents.

The aroma notes associated with the various aromas of green lentil can be seen highlighted in the pink bars below.

Matching Flavour Profiles

The flavour profile of vegetable broth offers many of the aroma notes complementary to green lentil, including celery and glutamic notes. Because the flavour profile of vegetable broth has many of the of the features that are complementary to green lentil, they are likely to pair very well together.

The chart above shows the unique profile of vegetable broth across 150 dimensions of flavour, while the recipes below offer inspiration for bringing these flavours together with green lentil.

Recipes That Pair Green Lentil With Vegetable Broth

Linked Flavour Notes

Looking at the accents that are most strongly associated with the various flavours of green lentil, we can identify other ingredients that are likely to pair well.

The left side of the chart above highlights the aroma notes of green lentil, along with the complementary aromas associated with each note. While the right side shows some of the ingredients that share many of the aroma accents complementary to green lentil.

What To Drink With Green Lentil

The saline notes in pecorino make it a perfect pairing with green lentil. Likewise, the saline flavours in greek white create a match made in heaven. Explore a variety of ingredients below that beautifully complement the unique character of green lentil below.

Which Vegetables Go With Green Lentil?

Choose vegetables that awaken its greenness or awaken its starchy aroma. Celery offers vibrant, clean counterpoints, its verdant freshness lifting the palate. Savoy cabbage add a gentle, oniony brightness, while enoki mushroom introduces a sophisticated, anise-tinged elegance.

Alternatively, embrace vegetables that harmonise with green lentil's starchyness. The addition of tomato, with its subtle selinon notes, can complement the bean beautifully. White mushroom bridges earthiness and citrus zest, while green olive lends a savoury richness.

How Flavonomics Works

We've pioneered a unique, data-driven approach to decode the intricate art of flavour pairing. Our goal is to move beyond intuition and uncover the science of why certain ingredients harmonise beautifully. This rigorous methodology allows us to provide you with insightful and reliable pairing recommendations.

Our analysis begins with over 50,000 carefully selected recipes from acclaimed chefs like Galton Blackiston, Marcello Tully, and Pierre Lambinon. This premium dataset ensures our model distils genuine culinary excellence and creativity.

Each ingredient from these recipes is deconstructed across 150 distinct flavour dimensions, creating a unique numerical "flavour fingerprint." This quantification allows us to apply advanced analytical methods to identify complex patterns between flavour notes.

We identify popular ingredient combinations that frequently appear in our recipe database. Regression analysis is then performed on these pairings to statistically validate and pinpoint truly harmonious flavours.

These insights drive our predictive model, which allows us to take any ingredient (e.g., Green lentil), analyse its detailed flavour profile, and accurately reveal its complementary flavours and perfect ingredient partners.