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Squash Toasts with Ricotta and Cider Vinegar

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By smittenkitchen · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Squash Toasts with Ricotta and Cider Vinegar

Why it works: Olive and goat cheese work together. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 573 recipes. Both carry methyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells apple, fatty. The science ↓

Squash Toasts with Ricotta and Cider Vinegar

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1185Calories
40 gProtein
56 gFat
127 gCarbs

Counts 11 of 14 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Ricotta Cheese1/2 cup (124g) part-skim174
Mascarpone2 tbsp (28g)120
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Feta Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Goat Cheese1 oz (28g)103
Maple Syrup1 tbsp (20ml)52
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Mint2 tbsp fresh (3g)2
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Pumpkinnot in our table0
Acornnot in our table0
Butternutnot in our table0

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

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

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

  2. Acorn + olivetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together25 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Olive + oniontop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together29,779 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  4. Olive + breadtop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,091 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

  5. Olive + minttop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,240 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

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

Swap the acorn

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, onion, apple cider vinegar, maple syrup, bread, goat cheese, mint):

  1. Peasfits better
  2. Beansfits better
  3. Pecansfits better
  4. Acornthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, onion, apple cider vinegar, maple syrup, bread, goat cheese, mint. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.