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Nutty Goat Cheese Bites

"Tastes rich and crunchy, yet it's very quick and simple to prepare. Lovely with a nice glass of wine. Sometimes I make this for myself to eat with a salad."

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Nutty Goat Cheese Bites

Why it works: Goat cheese and pecans work together. They rank in the top 10% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 40 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-ol, which smells mushroom, earthy. The science ↓

Nutty Goat Cheese Bites

24 servings
Prep30 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

361Calories
9 gProtein
29 gFat
21 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pecans1 oz (28g / ~19 halves)196
Goat Cheese1 oz (28g)103
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62

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. Goat cheese + pecanstop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together40 recipes

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

  2. Pecans + grapetop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together552 recipes

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

  3. Goat cheese + grapetop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together56 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl butyrate (apple, fruity).

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

Swap the grape

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (goat cheese, pecans):

  1. Figfits better
  2. Pumpkinfits better
  3. Avocadofits better
  4. Grapethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against goat cheese, pecans. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.