Name: Baked Brie with Sun-dried Tomatoes and Pine Nuts
Ingredients: 1 round (8 ounces) Brie cheese; 1 tablespoon finely chopped sun-dried tomatoes in oil; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley; 1 tablespoon pine nuts

Why it works: Parsley and pine match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 284 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Baked Brie with Sun-dried Tomatoes and Pine Nuts

Oven450°F

Time10 minutes

Ingredients

1 round (8 ounces) Brie cheese
1 tablespoon finely chopped sun-dried tomatoes in oil
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
1 tablespoon pine nuts

Directions

Prepare

Heat oven to 450°F.
Trim white rind off top of cheese with a sharp knife.
Place cheese in a pie plate.

Top and bake

Mix sun-dried tomatoes and parsley.
Spread evenly over surface of cheese.
Sprinkle with pine nuts.
Bake 10 minutes until heated through.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

446Calories

12 gProtein

42 gFat

9 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 6 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Pine Nut	1 oz (28g)	191
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Parsley	1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)	1
Brie	not in our table	0

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

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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.

Parsley + pinetop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together284 recipes

Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).
Brie + cheesetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together161 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).
Tomato + parsleytop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together5,398 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Tomato + pinetop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together323 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).
Cheese + tomatotop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,896 recipes

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

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

What each ingredient does

Brie cheese: Melts into a soft, creamy centre that carries the toppings.
Sun-dried tomatoes: Add concentrated, tangy flavour and a chewy texture against the rich cheese.
Pine nuts: Toast slightly in the oven, adding a nutty aroma and crunch.

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (brie, cheese, tomato, parsley, pine):

Walnutfits better
Chickpeafits better
Beansfits better
Nutsthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against brie, cheese, tomato, parsley, pine. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.