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Olive, Spinach and Spring Onion “No Bread” Muffins

The most delicious “no bread” muffin you will try, these are nutritious and delicious. The perfect accompaniment to any soup, salad or stew.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Olive, Spinach and Spring Onion “No Bread” Muffins

Why it works: Thyme and clove match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,108 recipes. Both carry cuminaldehyde, which smells Spicy, cumin. The science ↓

Olive, Spinach and Spring Onion “No Bread” Muffins

Serves 6
Prep15 min
Cook15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

998Calories
24 gProtein
48 gFat
119 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Coconut1/2 cup shredded (40g)283
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Spinach1 cup raw (30g)7
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Olive1 large (4g)4
Salt1 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 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.

  1. Thyme + clovetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,108 recipes

    Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).

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

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

  3. Olive + spinachtop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,971 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

  4. Spinach + thymetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together431 recipes

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

  5. Onion + thymetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,171 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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 (flour, coconut, olive, egg, spinach, thyme, clove):

  1. Shallotfits better
  2. Sweet potatofits better
  3. Eggplantfits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against flour, coconut, olive, egg, spinach, thyme, clove. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.