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Goat Cheese–Stuffed Tomatoes

To make the stuffed tomatoes in advance, prepare the recipe through the first step. Hollow out the tomatoes and arrange, cut side down, on a paper towel–lined baking sheet. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate along with the goat cheese filling for up to 3 hours. Fill the tomatoes before serving.

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Goat Cheese–Stuffed Tomatoes

Why it works: Goat cheese and cream cheese share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 44 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Goat Cheese–Stuffed Tomatoes

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

412Calories
28 gProtein
20 gFat
35 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Goat Cheese1 oz (28g)103
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Cherry1 cup (138g)87
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Chives1 tbsp (3g)1

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. Goat cheese + cream cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together44 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  2. Cream cheese + chivetop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together204 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  3. Cream cheese + creamtop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together1,087 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy).

  4. Goat cheese + creamtop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together70 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy).

  5. Goat cheese + chivetop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together70 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

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

Swap the cherry tomato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (goat cheese, cream cheese, cream, chive):

  1. Avocadofits better
  2. Strawberryfits better
  3. Coconutfits better
  4. Cherry tomatothe original

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