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Pesto, Goat Cheese, and Sun-dried Tomatoes Quiche

"Pesto, goat cheese and sun-dried tomatoes come all together in this quiche that I created myself. This is a perfect combination of flavors that will make you appear like a chef when you serve this plate to your friends."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Pesto, Goat Cheese, and Sun-dried Tomatoes Quiche

Why it works: Tomato and pepper are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 17,923 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Pesto, Goat Cheese, and Sun-dried Tomatoes Quiche

8 servings
Prep15 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

715Calories
27 gProtein
21 gFat
103 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Goat Cheese1 oz (28g)103
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
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.

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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. Tomato + peppertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,923 recipes

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

  2. Goat cheese + tomatotop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together197 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).

  3. Goat cheese + peppertop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together466 recipes

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

  4. Egg + flourtop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together106,462 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  5. Goat cheese + creamtop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together70 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy).

Egg and flour barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 106,462 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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

Swap the tomato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (goat cheese, egg, cream, flour, pepper):

  1. Spinachfits better
  2. Chivefits better
  3. Capsicumfits better
  4. Tomatothe original

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