Name: Parmesan Toast Points
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 7 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: ½ cups Diced Yellow Onion; ½ cups Mayonnaise; ¾ cups Parmesan Cheese; 6 slices Black Pepper To Taste

Parmesan Toast Points

Parmesan Toast Points! Just hearing that name makes me happy inside and my mouth water. Bubbly, broiled squares of flavorful goodness! One thing I’ve really have come appreciate in a recipe is simplicity. It’s nice to be able to throw something delicious together in less than 15 minutes. This is something with just a few common ingredients you probably already have in your home.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients

Why it works: Onion and pepper are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 68,474 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Parmesan Toast Points

Serves 8

Prep5 min

Cook7 min

Ingredients

½ cups Diced Yellow Onion
½ cups Mayonnaise
¾ cups Parmesan Cheese
6 slices Black Pepper To Taste

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

238Calories

18 gProtein

13 gFat

13 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 4 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Parmesan Cheese	1 oz (28g)	110
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6

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

By tastykitchen. 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.

Onion + peppertop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together68,474 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Parmesan cheese + peppertop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together5,322 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
Onion + parmesan cheesetop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,717 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

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 (parmesan cheese, pepper):

Tomatofits better
Spinachfits better
Capsicumfits better
Onionthe original

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

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