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Chilli Cheese and Jalapeño Omelette Recipe

A cheese omelette served with a kick of jalapeño, a topping of sour cream plus a simple tomato and lime salsa.

By lovefood · From Open Recipes · 13 ingredients
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Why it works: Plum and tomato are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,480 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Chilli Cheese and Jalapeño Omelette Recipe

1 person
Prep5 min
Cook5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

576Calories
17 gProtein
46 gFat
29 gCarbs

Counts 11 of 12 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Plum1 medium (66g)30
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Coriandernot 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 lovefood. 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. Plum + tomatotop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,480 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  2. Tomato + limetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,878 recipes

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

  3. Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together41,516 recipes

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

  4. Tomato + oniontop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together20,633 recipes

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

  5. Butter + cheesetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together7,962 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 lime

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (egg, butter, cheese, cream, plum, tomato, onion):

  1. Avocadofits better
  2. Peachfits better
  3. Pearfits better
  4. Limethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against egg, butter, cheese, cream, plum, tomato, onion. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.