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Vegetarian Tofu and Nut Loaf

"This meatloaf has a lot of flavor and is very satisfying if you are craving protein. My husband and I, both vegetarians, made this for my brother, a hunter and meat-enthusiast, and he really liked it. The best thing about this meatloaf is the next day when I can have a cold meatloaf sandwich with mayonnaise."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 14 ingredients
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Vegetarian Tofu and Nut Loaf

Why it works: Walnut and celery match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 852 recipes. Both carry alpha-pinene, which smells pine, turpentine. The science ↓

Vegetarian Tofu and Nut Loaf

6 servings
Prep20 min
Cook1 hr 20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

836Calories
33 gProtein
28 gFat
114 gCarbs

Counts 12 of 13 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Tofu100g firm76
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Walnut1 walnut half (4g)26
Mushrooms1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Celery1 stalk (40g)6
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
Sage1 tsp ground (0.7g)2
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1
Soupnot 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 allrecipes. 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. Walnut + celerytop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together852 recipes

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

  2. Walnut + olivetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,087 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

  3. Olive + mushroomtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,571 recipes

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

  4. Onion + celerytop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together18,518 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  5. Tofu + olivetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together678 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

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 (tofu, egg, sauce, walnut, olive, mushroom, celery):

  1. Spinachfits better
  2. Capsicumfits better
  3. Welsh onionfits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against tofu, egg, sauce, walnut, olive, mushroom, celery. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.