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Fresh Figs with Mascarpone, Mint and Italian Honey

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Fresh Figs with Mascarpone, Mint and Italian Honey

Why it works: Fig and honey work together. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 228 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓

Fresh Figs with Mascarpone, Mint and Italian Honey

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

334Calories
9 gProtein
22 gFat
28 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Mascarpone2 tbsp (28g)120
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Fig1 medium (50g)37
Peppermintnot 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. Fig + honeytop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together228 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  2. Cheese + honeytop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together259 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity).

  3. Cheese + figtop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together85 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  4. Fig + minttop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together57 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  5. Mint + honeytop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together361 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

Swap the mint

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

  1. Cinnamonfits better
  2. Rosemaryfits better
  3. Thymefits better
  4. Mintthe original

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