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Dairy-free Lasagna with Pesto Cashew Cheese

Shhh…no one will know that this lasagna is dairy-free. Decadent and full of veggies, it is sure to satisfy.

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Why it works: Mushroom and cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and 1,014 recipes mention both. Both carry ethyl octanoate, which smells fruity. The science ↓

The recipe

Serves 4
Prep30 min
Cook40 min

Ingredients

Contains: milk, wheat, tree nuts, soy (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

Directions

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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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Mushroom + cheesetop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,014 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity).

  2. Oregano + carrottop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together535 recipes

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

  3. Carrot + peppertop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together14,555 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  4. Oregano + peppertop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together3,449 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  5. Oregano + olivetop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together3,288 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-hexenal (green, leafy).

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

Flavor stand-ins for the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (spinach, tofu, oregano, olive, carrot, pepper, mushroom):

  1. Tomatobetter flavor fit
  2. Capsicumbetter flavor fit
  3. Eggplantbetter flavor fit
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against spinach, tofu, oregano, olive, carrot, pepper, mushroom. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).