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Pan-roasted Potato Tart with Sardines and Roasted Tomatoes

A delicious lunch for a summery weekend. This would go brilliantly with a glass of chilled dry sherry.

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Why it works: Oregano and basil match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,390 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Pan-roasted Potato Tart with Sardines and Roasted Tomatoes

Serves 2
Prep30 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

526Calories
31 gProtein
26 gFat
45 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Sardine100g canned drained208
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1
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.

By bbcfood. 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. Oregano + basiltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,390 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Thyme + oreganotop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together791 recipes

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

  3. Thyme + basiltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,768 recipes

    Shared aroma: terpineol (pine, woody).

  4. Tomato + olivetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,539 recipes

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

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

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

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

Swap the potato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (tomato, olive, pepper, thyme, oregano, basil):

  1. Eggplantfits better
  2. Capsicumfits better
  3. Carrotfits better
  4. Potatothe original

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