Name: Potato, Green Onion & Bacon Tart
Ingredients: 1 batch basic tart dough (see related recipe at left); 1 lb. large Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and sliced 1/8 inch thick; 6 oz. Reblochon cheese, sliced 1/8 inch thick; 1/2 lb. bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces and fried until crisp; 1 cup thinly sliced green onions, white and light green portions; Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste; 1/4 cup heavy cream

Why it works: Potato and onion are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 9,023 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Potato, Green Onion & Bacon Tart

Ingredients

1 batch basic tart dough (see related recipe at left)
1 lb. large Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and sliced 1/8 inch thick
6 oz. Reblochon cheese, sliced 1/8 inch thick
1/2 lb. bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces and fried until crisp
1 cup thinly sliced green onions, white and light green portions
Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
1/4 cup heavy cream

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

418Calories

16 gProtein

18 gFat

49 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Potato	1 medium (173g) baked	161
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Bacon	1 slice cooked (8g)	43
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Salt	1 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.

Potato + oniontop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together9,023 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Potato + peppertop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together8,305 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Onion + peppertop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together68,474 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Potato + cheesetop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together959 recipes

Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).
Cheese + creamtop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,655 recipes

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

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

Swap the onion

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

Capsicumfits about as well
Spinachfits about as well
Onionthe original
Mustardfits about as well

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

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