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Chicken, Arugula and Hummus Tarts

By pickypalate · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Chicken, Arugula and Hummus Tarts

Why it works: Garlic and chicken are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 10,850 recipes. Both carry 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine, which smells roasted, nutty. The science ↓

Chicken, Arugula and Hummus Tarts

6 Servings

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

290Calories
39 gProtein
12 gFat
6 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Hummus1 tbsp (15g)25
Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Arugula1 cup (20g)5
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Pastrynot 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 pickypalate. 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. Garlic + chickentop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together10,850 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).

  2. Garlic + peppertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,090 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  3. Chicken + mozzarella cheesetop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together600 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  4. Garlic + mozzarella cheesetop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,431 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  5. Chicken + peppertop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together19,958 recipes

    Shared aroma: piperonal (bitter, coconut).

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

Swap the arugula

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (garlic, chicken, pepper, mozzarella cheese):

  1. Tomatofits better
  2. Capsicumfits better
  3. Onionfits better
  4. Arugulathe original

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