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Stuffed Beets

"Delicious as a small meal, or great as a side dish. Savory and flavorful."

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Stuffed Beets

Why it works: Gruyere cheese and parmesan cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 152 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Stuffed Beets

4 servings
Prep20 min
Cook40 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

411Calories
39 gProtein
21 gFat
18 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Gruyere Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Beet1/2 cup (85g)35
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

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. Gruyere cheese + parmesan cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together152 recipes

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

  2. Garlic + peppertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,090 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  3. Parmesan cheese + peppertop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,322 recipes

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

  4. Parmesan cheese + garlictop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,041 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  5. Gruyere cheese + creamtop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together105 recipes

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

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

Swap the garlic

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (gruyere cheese, parmesan cheese, cream, pepper):

  1. Nutmegfits about as well
  2. Celeryfits about as well
  3. Garlicthe original
  4. Basilfits about as well

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