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Green Goddess Grilled Cheese Panini

The grilled cheese version of the classic Green Goddess salad dressing, bursting with fresh, green herbs and kicked up with the bold flavors of garlic and anchovies.

By paninihappy · From Open Recipes · 14 ingredients
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Green Goddess Grilled Cheese Panini

Why it works: Tarragon and shallot match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 602 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Green Goddess Grilled Cheese Panini

Prep15 min
Cook15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1204Calories
62 gProtein
51 gFat
123 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 15 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Anchovy100g210
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Sourdough1 slice (36g)93
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Tarragon1 tsp dried (0.5g)2
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Cilantro1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)1
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 paninihappy. 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. Tarragon + shallottop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together602 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Parsley + tarragontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,563 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  3. Parsley + shallottop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,737 recipes

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

  4. Tarragon + basiltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together326 recipes

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

  5. Parsley + basiltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,351 recipes

    Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).

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 (garlic, anchovy, lime, parsley, tarragon, basil, shallot):

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

Fit is the average pairing score against garlic, anchovy, lime, parsley, tarragon, basil, shallot. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.