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Marinated Goat Cheese

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Marinated Goat Cheese

Why it works: Thyme and rosemary match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,340 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-one, which smells mushroom, metallic. The science ↓

Marinated Goat Cheese

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

238Calories
6 gProtein
22 gFat
4 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Goat Cheese1 oz (28g)103
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4
Rosemary1 tsp dried (1.2g)4
Bay Leaf1 leaf (0.6g)2

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. Thyme + rosemarytop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,340 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

  2. Rosemary + olivetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,590 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Thyme + olivetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,948 recipes

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

  4. Goat cheese + olivetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together573 recipes

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

  5. Goat cheese + thymetop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together111 recipes

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

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 (goat cheese, thyme, olive):

  1. Rosemarythe original
  2. Basilfits about as well
  3. Marjoramfits less well
  4. Oreganofits less well

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