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Rustic Puff Pastry Leek Galette

This rustic puff pastry leek galette is delicious! It uses only a few ingredients but it is a show-stopper. The rustic construction is probably the most appealing part of this pie—just look at how flaky and golden it is!

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Rustic Puff Pastry Leek Galette

Why it works: Butter and cheese are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 7,962 recipes. Both carry delta-dodecalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓

Rustic Puff Pastry Leek Galette

Serves 4
Prep25 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

344Calories
15 gProtein
27 gFat
11 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 6 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Pastrynot in our table0
Nigella Seednot 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 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. Butter + cheesetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together7,962 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  2. Leek + buttertop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together848 recipes

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

  3. Leek + cheesetop 35% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl butyrate (apple, fruity).

  4. Butter + nigella seedtop 38% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together14 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  5. Cheese + nigella seedtop 49% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together2 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

Swap the nigella seed

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (leek, butter, cheese):

  1. Beansfits better
  2. Almondfits better
  3. Lentilsfits better
  4. Nigella seedthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against leek, butter, cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.