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Spinach and Red Chard Quiche

"An excellent tofu quiche. You would never know it did not have eggs."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 19 ingredients
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Spinach and Red Chard Quiche

Why it works: Spinach and chard match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 117 recipes. Both carry 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol, which smells clove, smoky. The science ↓

Spinach and Red Chard Quiche

5 servings
Prep20 min
Cook50 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

679Calories
39 gProtein
45 gFat
38 gCarbs

Counts 17 of 19 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 17 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Tofu100g firm76
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Oyster Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12
Turmeric1 tsp ground (3g)9
Spinach1 cup raw (30g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Cardamom1 tsp ground (2g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Capers1 tbsp (9g) drained2
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Pie Crustnot in our table0
Swiss Chardnot 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. Spinach + chardtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together117 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).

  2. Chard + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together246 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  4. Spinach + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,435 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  5. Garlic + oyster mushroomtop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together43 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (spinach, chard, onion, garlic, parsley, pepper, oyster mushroom):

  1. Thymefits better
  2. Capersfits better
  3. Cuminfits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against spinach, chard, onion, garlic, parsley, pepper, oyster mushroom. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.