Name: Mushroom Spinach & Gruyere Crustless Quiche
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 6-oz. bag of baby spinach; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 2 cups chopped mushrooms (1 8-oz. package of mushrooms yields about this much coarsely chopped); 1 garlic clove, minced; Salt and pepper; 3 large eggs; 1 cup half-and-half; 1 cup shredded Gruyere cheese

Why it works: Spinach and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,435 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

Mushroom Spinach & Gruyere Crustless Quiche

6 servings

Prep30 min

Cook35 min

Ingredients

1 6-oz. bag of baby spinach
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 cups chopped mushrooms (1 8-oz. package of mushrooms yields about this much coarsely chopped)
1 garlic clove, minced
Salt and pepper
3 large eggs
1 cup half-and-half
1 cup shredded Gruyere cheese

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

364Calories

19 gProtein

29 gFat

11 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 10 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Gruyere Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Mushrooms	1/2 cup sliced (35g)	15
Mushroom	1/2 cup sliced (35g)	15
Spinach	1 cup raw (30g)	7
Clove	1 tsp ground (2g)	7
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
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 browneyedbaker. 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.

Spinach + garlictop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,435 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together25,665 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Clove + peppertop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together17,451 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).
Spinach + olivetop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,971 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).
Spinach + mushroomtop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together778 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).

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

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (spinach, olive, mushroom, garlic, pepper, egg, gruyere cheese):

Thymefits better
Parsleyfits better
Oreganofits better
Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against spinach, olive, mushroom, garlic, pepper, egg, gruyere cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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