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Scrambled Eggs with Leeks, Fava Beans, Crispy Breadcrumbs, and Parmesan

By epicurious · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Scrambled Eggs with Leeks, Fava Beans, Crispy Breadcrumbs, and Parmesan

Why it works: Beans and leek share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 51 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-ol, which smells mushroom, earthy. The science ↓

Scrambled Eggs with Leeks, Fava Beans, Crispy Breadcrumbs, and Parmesan

Makes 8 servings

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1008Calories
48 gProtein
40 gFat
112 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Beannot 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 epicurious. 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. Beans + leektop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together51 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  2. Olive + beanstop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,470 recipes

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

  3. Bread + buttertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,232 recipes

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

  4. Cream + buttertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together41,516 recipes

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

  5. Butter + parmesan cheesetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,163 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

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 (bread, olive, beans, egg, cream, butter, parmesan cheese):

  1. Asparagusfits better
  2. Tomatofits better
  3. Spinachfits better
  4. Leekthe original

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