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Smoked Salmon and Potato Quiche

This hearty salmon and potato quiche is perfectly portable for picnics and lunchboxes.

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Smoked Salmon and Potato Quiche

Why it works: Potato and dill work together. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 423 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Smoked Salmon and Potato Quiche

Serves 8
Prep30 min
Cook1 hr

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

512Calories
34 gProtein
23 gFat
41 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 10 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Smoked Salmon100g cooked208
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Pastrynot in our table0
Saladnot 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 bbcfood. 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. Potato + dilltop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together423 recipes

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

  2. Dill + peppertop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,630 recipes

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

  3. Nutmeg + peppertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together13,015 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  4. Dill + nutmegtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together50 recipes

    Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).

  5. Potato + nutmegtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,052 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

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

Swap the nutmeg

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (egg, salmon, potato, dill, pepper):

  1. Parsleyfits better
  2. Fennelfits better
  3. Tarragonfits better
  4. Nutmegthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against egg, salmon, potato, dill, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.