Name: Breakfast Tart
Ingredients: 1 sheet puff pastry dough; 1 egg, lightly beaten with 1 tsp. water; 3 oz. crème fraîche; 2 oz. shredded Gruyère cheese; Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste; 8 bacon slices, cooked until crisp; 3 eggs; 10 fresh chives, cut on the bias into 1/2-inch lengths

Why it works: Pepper and chive are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,885 recipes. Both carry guaiacol, which smells smoky, sweet. The science ↓

Breakfast Tart

Ingredients

1 sheet puff pastry dough
1 egg, lightly beaten with 1 tsp. water
3 oz. crème fraîche
2 oz. shredded Gruyère cheese
Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
8 bacon slices, cooked until crisp
3 eggs
10 fresh chives, cut on the bias into 1/2-inch lengths

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

241Calories

17 gProtein

18 gFat

3 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 8 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Bacon	1 slice cooked (8g)	43
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Chives	1 tbsp (3g)	1
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Pastry	not in our table	0
Water	not in our table	0

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.

Pepper + chivetop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,885 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Cheese + peppertop 18% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together7,861 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Egg + chivetop 19% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,624 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Cheese + chivetop 20% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together305 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
Egg + cheesetop 28% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together6,253 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

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

Swap the chive

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

Capsicumfits better
Asparagusfits better
Mustardfits better
Chivethe original

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

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