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Red Onion and Goat Cheese Tart

"Try this delicious combination of red onions and goat cheese. Serve warm with a fresh salad."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Red Onion and Goat Cheese Tart

Why it works: Olive and goat cheese work together. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 573 recipes. Both carry methyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells apple, fatty. The science ↓

Red Onion and Goat Cheese Tart

1 - 9 inch pie

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

401Calories
14 gProtein
33 gFat
13 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
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Goat Cheese1 oz (28g)103
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Red Onion1 medium (110g)44
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.

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. Olive + goat cheesetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together573 recipes

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

  2. Onion + olivetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together29,779 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  3. Onion + peppertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together68,474 recipes

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

  4. Olive + peppertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together30,263 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  5. Onion + goat cheesetop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together291 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 onion

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

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

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