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American Scramble with Mushrooms and Spinach

Enliven this simple egg dish with our American farmer’s scramble, a sprightly blend of onions, peppers, tomatoes and spices.

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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American Scramble with Mushrooms and Spinach

Why it works: Olive and spinach match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,971 recipes. Both carry 2-undecenal, which smells sweet. The science ↓

American Scramble with Mushrooms and Spinach

Serves 4.

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

225Calories
10 gProtein
19 gFat
6 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Spinach1 cup raw (30g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Salt1 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.

  1. Olive + spinachtop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,971 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

  2. Mushroom + spinachtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together778 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).

  3. Pepper + spinachtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,400 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

  4. Olive + mushroomtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,571 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

  5. Olive + peppertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together30,263 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 spinach

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

  1. Capsicumfits about as well
  2. Spinachthe original
  3. Tomatofits about as well
  4. Asparagusfits about as well

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