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Ham, Cheese and Fried Egg Panini

This panini was inspired by the classic French

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Ham, Cheese and Fried Egg Panini

Why it works: Mustard and shallot match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 859 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Ham, Cheese and Fried Egg Panini

Serves 4.

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

630Calories
41 gProtein
42 gFat
21 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pork100g cooked242
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Chives1 tbsp (3g)1
Champagnenot in our table0
Saladnot 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. Mustard + shallottop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together859 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Mustard + vinegartop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together14,067 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  3. Mustard + olivetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,950 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  4. Honey + champagnetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together37 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  5. Shallot + olivetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,659 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 shallot

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (ham, cheese, mustard, honey, champagne, vinegar, olive):

  1. Capsicumfits about as well
  2. Lettucefits about as well
  3. Shallotthe original
  4. Tomatofits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against ham, cheese, mustard, honey, champagne, vinegar, olive. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.