Name: Leek, Potato & Gruyère Frittata
Ingredients: 3 Tbs. unsalted butter; 6 oz. small red potatoes, sliced 1/8 inch thick; Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste; 2 leeks, white and light green portions, rinsed well and thinly sliced; 5 eggs; 3 Tbs. heavy cream; 2 oz. Gruyère cheese, shredded; 1 Tbs. finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Why it works: Pepper and parsley match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 34,122 recipes. Both carry 4'-methylacetophenone, which smells bitter almond. The science ↓

Leek, Potato & Gruyère Frittata

Ingredients

3 Tbs. unsalted butter
6 oz. small red potatoes, sliced 1/8 inch thick
Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
2 leeks, white and light green portions, rinsed well and thinly sliced
5 eggs
3 Tbs. heavy cream
2 oz. Gruyère cheese, shredded
1 Tbs. finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

556Calories

20 gProtein

32 gFat

50 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Potato	1 medium (173g) baked	161
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Parsley	1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)	1
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	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 + parsleytop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together34,122 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Leek + parsleytop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together759 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy).
Potato + parsleytop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,855 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Potato + leektop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together30 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together41,516 recipes

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

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

Swap the leek

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

Chivefits better
Spinachfits better
Asparagusfits better
Leekthe original

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

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