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Egg Salad in Squash Boats

"Yellow squash is hollowed out and filled with egg salad. A great way to use leftover Easter eggs."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Egg Salad in Squash Boats

Why it works: Basil and dill match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 154 recipes. Both carry 4-methoxybenzaldehyde, which smells sweet, anise. The science ↓

Egg Salad in Squash Boats

6 servings
Prep15 min
Cook1 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

245Calories
15 gProtein
16 gFat
10 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Red Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Celery1 stalk (40g)6
Olive1 large (4g)4
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Pumpkinnot in our table0

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. Basil + dilltop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together154 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).

  2. Celery + dilltop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together382 recipes

    Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).

  3. Olive + basiltop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,063 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  4. Pepper + basiltop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,294 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

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

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

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

Swap the celery

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (egg, pepper, olive, cheddar cheese, basil, dill):

  1. Parsleyfits better
  2. Thymefits better
  3. Oreganofits better
  4. Celerythe original

Fit is the average pairing score against egg, pepper, olive, cheddar cheese, basil, dill. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.