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Parmesan Encrusted Pine Nuts

"I recently visited a fancy restaurant that served Parmesan encrusted pine nuts in their Caesar salad. This is my near-perfect attempt to replicate these delicious salad toppers. The salad consisted of romaine lettuce, shredded Parmesan cheese, dressing, mixed croutons, and these pine nuts. They are sweet, savory, nutty, and delicious."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Parmesan Encrusted Pine Nuts

Why it works: Pine and nuts work together. They rank in the top 14% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 15 recipes. Both carry 2,3-pentanedione, which smells butter, sweet. The science ↓

Parmesan Encrusted Pine Nuts

12 servings
Prep10 min
Cook35 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

350Calories
14 gProtein
27 gFat
17 gCarbs

Counts 3 of 4 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pine Nut1 oz (28g)191
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Waternot 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. Pine + nutstop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).

  2. Pine + parmesan cheesetop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together321 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  3. Nuts + sugartop 25% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together2,228 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-penten-3-one (fish, pungent).

  4. Pine + sugartop 30% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together309 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  5. Nuts + parmesan cheesetop 33% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together7 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonanone (fruity, floral).

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

Swap the nuts

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pine, sugar, parmesan cheese):

  1. Walnutfits better
  2. Pistachiofits better
  3. Chestnutfits better
  4. Nutsthe original

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