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Goat Cheese and Mushroom Canapés

By epicurious · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Goat Cheese and Mushroom Canapés

Why it works: Lemon and thyme match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,973 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Goat Cheese and Mushroom Canapés

Makes 36

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

239Calories
7 gProtein
22 gFat
6 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Goat Cheese1 oz (28g)103
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4
Chives1 tbsp (3g)1

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

By epicurious. 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. Lemon + thymetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,973 recipes

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

  2. Olive + thymetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,948 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

  3. Chive + thymetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together580 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  4. Olive + chivetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,633 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  5. Olive + goat cheesetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together573 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

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

Swap the chive

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (lemon, olive, goat cheese, thyme):

  1. Tomatofits better
  2. Shallotfits better
  3. Kalefits better
  4. Chivethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against lemon, olive, goat cheese, thyme. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.