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Eggplant Bake

"Tasty dish for both vegetarians and non-vegetarians; the tomato, onion and cheeses give it just the right zing. My children are pretty picky, and even they are willing participants in eating this eggplant dish! It's great the next day for leftovers, too!"

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Eggplant Bake

Why it works: Parmesan cheese and feta cheese share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 94 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Eggplant Bake

8 servings
Prep15 min
Cook45 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1089Calories
46 gProtein
46 gFat
121 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Feta Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Eggplant1 cup cubed (82g)35
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
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. Parmesan cheese + feta cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together94 recipes

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

  2. Olive + tomatotop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,539 recipes

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

  3. Olive + eggplanttop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together943 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  4. Eggplant + tomatotop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together651 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  5. Olive + feta cheesetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,482 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

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 (olive, egg, bread, eggplant, tomato, parmesan cheese, feta cheese):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Spinachfits better
  3. Cucumberfits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, egg, bread, eggplant, tomato, parmesan cheese, feta cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.