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Smashed Fingerlings with Fromage Blanc

Fromage blanc is a creamy, slightly tangy fresh cheese that originated in Belgium. It is delicious swirled into soups, drizzled with honey or mixed with vegetables, like these tender fingerling potatoes, which are smashed just a bit and then mixed with the cheese and fresh chives. Other cheeses to try in this dish include fresh ricotta or soft goat cheese.

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Smashed Fingerlings with Fromage Blanc

Why it works: Potato and chive work together. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 611 recipes. Both carry decanal, which smells soap, orange peel. The science ↓

Smashed Fingerlings with Fromage Blanc

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

270Calories
5 gProtein
12 gFat
39 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Chives1 tbsp (3g)1
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. Potato + chivetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together611 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  2. Potato + peppertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together8,305 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  3. Pepper + chivetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,885 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  4. Potato + buttertop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together6,456 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

  5. Butter + chivetop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,097 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

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

Swap the chive

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

  1. Capsicumfits about as well
  2. Chivethe original
  3. Onionfits about as well
  4. Carrotfits about as well

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