Name: Stuffed Peppadew Peppers
Ingredients: 1/3 cup ground TWISTOS Bruschetta Flavored Baked Snack Bites; 6 ounces soft goat cheese, room temperature (or any other soft cheese would work); 2 large garlic cloves, minced; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives; 2 tablespoons heavy cream; Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper, to taste; 1 jar peppadew peppers (about 20-30 peppers)

Why it works: Garlic and chive match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,149 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

Stuffed Peppadew Peppers

Ingredients

1/3 cup ground TWISTOS Bruschetta Flavored Baked Snack Bites
6 ounces soft goat cheese, room temperature (or any other soft cheese would work)
2 large garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
2 tablespoons heavy cream
Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper, to taste
1 jar peppadew peppers (about 20-30 peppers)

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

284Calories

14 gProtein

23 gFat

6 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Goat Cheese	1 oz (28g)	103
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Chives	1 tbsp (3g)	1
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

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

By whatsgabycooking. 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.

Garlic + chivetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,149 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Clove + peppertop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together17,451 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).
Garlic + peppertop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together27,090 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Clove + chivetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together450 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Garlic + clovetop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together11,368 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (goat cheese, garlic, chive, cream, pepper):

Thymefits better
Parsleyfits better
Tarragonfits better
Clovethe original

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

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