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Tomato and Fontina Tart

This recipe yields enough flaky, buttery dough to make a delicious summertime tomato tart plus another small plate (see related recipes at left). If you are planning to use one or both pieces of dough right away, first wrap them securely in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Or, place one or both of the wrapped disks inside a resealable plastic bag and freeze for up to 3 months. To use, the dough must be defrosted at room temperature until workable but still slightly chilled, about 2 1/2 hours.

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Tomato and Fontina Tart

Why it works: Lemon and pepper match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 27,047 recipes. Both carry trans-2-nonenal, which smells cardboard, fatty. The science ↓

Tomato and Fontina Tart

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1012Calories
38 gProtein
36 gFat
136 gCarbs

Counts 12 of 13 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Plum1 medium (66g)30
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Waternot 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. Lemon + peppertop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together27,047 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  2. Lemon + shallottop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,523 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Flour + shallottop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,081 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  4. Butter + cheesetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together7,962 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  5. Plum + peppertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,052 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 plum

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (flour, butter, egg, lemon, shallot, pepper, cheese):

  1. Limefits better
  2. Avocadofits better
  3. Figfits about as well
  4. Plumthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against flour, butter, egg, lemon, shallot, pepper, cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.