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Swiss Ham and Asparagus

"Ham and asparagus in a rich gravy are spooned into flaky puff pastry shells and garnished with tangy cheese."

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Swiss Ham and Asparagus

Why it works: Chicken and asparagus work together. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 539 recipes. Both carry 2,4-nonadienal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓

Swiss Ham and Asparagus

6 servings
Prep25 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

655Calories
76 gProtein
35 gFat
7 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 6 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pork100g cooked242
Chicken100g cooked165
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Swiss Cheese1 oz (28g)108
Asparagus6 spears (90g)27
Pastrynot 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. Chicken + asparagustop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together539 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

  2. Ham + swiss cheesetop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together22 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3,5-trimethylpyrazine (cocoa, roasted).

  3. Chicken + swiss cheesetop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together209 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3,5-trimethylpyrazine (cocoa, roasted).

  4. Chicken + hamtop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,497 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  5. Asparagus + swiss cheesetop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together26 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3,5-trimethylpyrazine (cocoa, roasted).

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

Swap the asparagus

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, ham, swiss cheese):

  1. Mustardfits better
  2. Potatofits better
  3. Onionfits about as well
  4. Asparagusthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, ham, swiss cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.