Name: Veal Roll-ups
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil; 2 whole Granny Smith Apples (cored And Peeled And Diced); 1 bunch Scallions (cut On The Bias 2" Length); ¼ teaspoons Black Pepper; 2 pinches Kosher Salt; 3 Tablespoons Pure Honey; 2 Tablespoons All Purpose Flour (for Dusting Work Surface); 2 pieces 8 Ounces Each Fresh Cut Veal (Made Into Cutlets); 1 cup Grated Monterey Jack Cheese

Why it works: Apple and honey work together. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 569 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓

Veal Roll-ups

Serves 4

Prep10 min

Cook20 min

Ingredients

2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
2 whole Granny Smith Apples (cored And Peeled And Diced)
1 bunch Scallions (cut On The Bias 2" Length)
¼ teaspoons Black Pepper
2 pinches Kosher Salt
3 Tablespoons Pure Honey
2 Tablespoons All Purpose Flour (for Dusting Work Surface)
2 pieces 8 Ounces Each Fresh Cut Veal (Made Into Cutlets)
1 cup Grated Monterey Jack Cheese

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

896Calories

22 gProtein

24 gFat

149 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Apple	1 medium (182g)	95
Honey	1 tbsp (21g)	64
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Veal	not in our table	0

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.

Apple + honeytop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together569 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
Apple + cheesetop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together294 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Honey + cheesetop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together259 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity).
Olive + peppertop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together30,263 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Olive + cheesetop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,802 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 apple

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, pepper, honey, flour, veal, cheese):

Figfits better
Lemonfits better
Grapefits better
Applethe original

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

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