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Eggplant Lasagna

By bunkycooks · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Eggplant Lasagna

Why it works: Olive and chard match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 320 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

Eggplant Lasagna

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

629Calories
36 gProtein
43 gFat
23 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 12 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Ricotta Cheese1/2 cup (124g) part-skim174
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Eggplant1 cup cubed (82g)35
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Swiss Chardnot in our table0
Saucenot in our table0
Buffalonot 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 bunkycooks. 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. Olive + chardtop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together320 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  2. Eggplant + olivetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together943 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  3. Eggplant + chardtop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Eggplant + peppertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,123 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  5. Chard + peppertop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together252 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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

Swap the eggplant

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, chard, egg, ricotta cheese, parmesan cheese, pepper, sauce):

  1. Spinachfits better
  2. Tomatofits better
  3. Capsicumfits about as well
  4. Eggplantthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, chard, egg, ricotta cheese, parmesan cheese, pepper, sauce. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.