Name: Vegan Ruben
Ingredients: 2 slices of rye vegan bread or multi grain bread; Sliced tempeh; Russian dressing; Saurkraut; Shedds Soybean non-hydrogenated vegan margarine; Soysingles, or any type of vegan cheese

Why it works: Soybean and cheese work together. They rank in the top 21% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 6 recipes. Both carry butanoic acid ethyl ester, which smells sweet. The science ↓

Vegan Ruben

Ingredients

2 slices of rye vegan bread or multi grain bread
Sliced tempeh
Russian dressing
Saurkraut
Shedds Soybean non-hydrogenated vegan margarine
Soysingles, or any type of vegan cheese

Directions

In a frying pan sprayed with "pam", fry sliced tempeh on both sides till brown...then put margerine on both slices of vegan bread, and place the cheese on the one half of bread to melt, and add the tempeh, russian dressing, saurkraut, and the other slice of cheese and then the other slice of bread...grill till brown and then flip, and grill the other side.. this is a very tasty sandwhich

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

913Calories

38 gProtein

32 gFat

119 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
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Tempeh	100g	160
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Rye	1 slice (32g)	83
Soybean	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.

Recipe from the Recipes Wiki (Fandom).

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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.

Soybean + cheesetop 21% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together6 recipes

Shared aroma: butanoic acid ethyl ester (sweet).
Rye + soybeantop 24% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
Rye + cheesetop 25% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together34 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).