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Herbed Flank Steak with Tomatoes

You may substitute crumbled blue cheese, such as Gorgonzola, for the goat cheese, Or, omit the cheese and spread the cut side of each tomato half with 1 Tbs. basil pesto or olive tapenade before grilling.

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Herbed Flank Steak with Tomatoes

Why it works: Tomato and olive are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 15,539 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Herbed Flank Steak with Tomatoes

Serves 4.

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

503Calories
33 gProtein
37 gFat
7 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Beef100g cooked250
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Goat Cheese1 oz (28g)103
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Saladnot 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 williamssonoma. 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 + olivetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,539 recipes

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

  2. Olive + goat cheesetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together573 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

  3. Tomato + peppertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,923 recipes

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

  4. Tomato + red winetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together806 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  5. Red wine + vinegartop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together575 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

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

Swap the tomato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, pepper, goat cheese, red wine, vinegar):

  1. Tomatothe original
  2. Capsicumfits about as well
  3. Mustardfits less well
  4. Cucumberfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, pepper, goat cheese, red wine, vinegar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.