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Roasted Dates with Parmesan and Bacon

Using pitted dates speeds the preparation. If they are not available, use a small, sharp knife to make a slit along the side of each date and pull out the pit. The bacon will help seal the date so the cheese does not leak out and it will also cover the ragged edges.

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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Roasted Dates with Parmesan and Bacon

Why it works: Cheese and cream cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 473 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Roasted Dates with Parmesan and Bacon

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

321Calories
12 gProtein
23 gFat
20 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Date1 date (24g) medjool66
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43

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. Cheese + cream cheesetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together473 recipes

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

  2. Cream cheese + datestop 26% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together16 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyraldehyde (malty, chocolate).

  3. Cheese + datestop 31% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together13 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

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

Swap the dates

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

  1. Strawberryfits better
  2. Applefits better
  3. Pineapplefits better
  4. Datesthe original

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