Name: Crispy Parmesan Cheese & Rosemary Cups Recipe with Spinach & Strawberry Salad
Yield: Makes 4 servings (2 cups per person)
Ingredients: 1 cup (packed) Parmesan cheese; 1 tbsp fresh rosemary; 1 tsp all-purpose flour; 1 cup (packed) spinach leaves, torn into small pieces; 2 tbsp slivered almonds, lightly toasted; 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar; 2 large strawberries, cut into quarters

Why it works: Rosemary and olive are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,590 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Crispy Parmesan Cheese & Rosemary Cups Recipe with Spinach & Strawberry Salad

Makes 4 servings (2 cups per person)

Ingredients

1 cup (packed) Parmesan cheese
1 tbsp fresh rosemary
1 tsp all-purpose flour
1 cup (packed) spinach leaves, torn into small pieces
2 tbsp slivered almonds, lightly toasted
2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
2 large strawberries, cut into quarters

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

754Calories

25 gProtein

23 gFat

110 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Parmesan Cheese	1 oz (28g)	110
Strawberry	1 cup (152g)	49
Spinach	1 cup raw (30g)	7
Almond	1 almond (1.2g)	7
Rosemary	1 tsp dried (1.2g)	4
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By cookincanuck. 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.

Rosemary + olivetop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,590 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
Spinach + almondtop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together352 recipes

Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).
Flour + almondtop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together8,673 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Spinach + olivetop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,971 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).
Almond + olivetop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,875 recipes

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

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

Swap the rosemary

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (parmesan cheese, flour, spinach, almond, olive, vinegar):

Capersfits better
Garlicfits better
Turmericfits better
Rosemarythe original

Fit is the average pairing score against parmesan cheese, flour, spinach, almond, olive, vinegar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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