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Pesto Cheese Fondue Recipe

By aspicyperspective · From Open Recipes · 14 ingredients
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Pesto Cheese Fondue Recipe

Why it works: Olive and tomato are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 15,539 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Pesto Cheese Fondue Recipe

4-6 servings
Prep5 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1015Calories
22 gProtein
39 gFat
142 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Vegetable1 tbsp (14g)120
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Apple1 medium (182g)95
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Olive1 large (4g)4

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By aspicyperspective. 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. Olive + tomatotop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,539 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  2. Grape + appletop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,659 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).

  3. Cheese + breadtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,130 recipes

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

  4. White wine + appletop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together372 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).

  5. Tomato + grapetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,002 recipes

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

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

Swap the apple

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cheese, flour, olive, white wine, tomato, bread, grape):

  1. Plumfits about as well
  2. Figfits about as well
  3. Applethe original
  4. Cherryfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against cheese, flour, olive, white wine, tomato, bread, grape. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.