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Eggless Tofu Spinach Quiche

"I make this quiche without eggs. The tofu gives it a good texture. I've brought it to potlucks where friends aren't vegetarian...no one ever knew! It is always a hit!"

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Eggless Tofu Spinach Quiche

Why it works: Cheddar cheese and swiss cheese share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 80 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Eggless Tofu Spinach Quiche

6 servings
Prep15 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

507Calories
33 gProtein
30 gFat
29 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
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Swiss Cheese1 oz (28g)108
Tofu100g firm76
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Spinach1 cup raw (30g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Pie Crustnot 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. Cheddar cheese + swiss cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together80 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  2. Garlic + oniontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  3. Spinach + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,435 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Tofu + spinachtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together118 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  5. Pepper + spinachtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,400 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

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

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (tofu, milk, pepper, spinach, garlic, cheddar cheese, swiss cheese):

  1. Potatofits better
  2. Chivefits better
  3. Welsh onionfits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against tofu, milk, pepper, spinach, garlic, cheddar cheese, swiss cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.