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Zucchini and Tomato Casserole

"A light, yummer summer dish with zucchini, tomato, and Romano cheese. Depending on your tastes and dietary restrictions, you can play with this recipe a lot. One of my favorite ways is to sprinkle cheese on the zucchini before adding the tomatoes."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Zucchini and Tomato Casserole

Why it works: Tomato and basil are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,979 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Zucchini and Tomato Casserole

8 servings
Prep15 min
Cook40 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

264Calories
10 gProtein
21 gFat
11 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Romano Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1

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. Tomato + basiltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,979 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  2. Dill + basiltop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together154 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).

  3. Pepper + basiltop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,294 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

  4. Dill + peppertop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,630 recipes

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

  5. Pepper + tomatotop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,923 recipes

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

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

Swap the dill

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pepper, tomato, basil, romano cheese):

  1. Oreganofits better
  2. Garlicfits better
  3. Thymefits better
  4. Dillthe original

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