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Celtic Cross Sundried Tomato Butter

A chilled butter spread with sun-dried tomatoes, parsley, garlic, salt, and pepper.

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Why it works: Parsley and pepper match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 34,122 recipes. Both carry 4'-methylacetophenone, which smells bitter almond. The science ↓

Celtic Cross Sundried Tomato Butter

Ingredients

Directions

Make the butter

  1. Combine all ingredients in a small bowl and mix together well.

Serve

  1. Serve chilled.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

49Calories
3 gProtein
1 gFat
10 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)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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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

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. Parsley + peppertop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together34,122 recipes

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

  2. Garlic + tomatotop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together14,076 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  3. Parsley + garlictop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9,308 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  4. Clove + peppertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together17,451 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  5. Parsley + clovetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,768 recipes

    Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).

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

What each ingredient does

Soy margarine
Provides the fat base that carries the flavours and gives the butter its spreadable, creamy body.
Sun-dried tomatoes
Add concentrated savoury, tangy flavour and a chewy texture once rehydrated and chopped.
Garlic
Contributes sharp aroma and pungent flavour that mellows with the fat.
Fresh parsley
Adds fresh, green aroma and a light herbal note that brightens the richness of the fat.

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (parsley, garlic, tomato, pepper):

  1. Thymefits better
  2. Basilfits better
  3. Oreganofits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against parsley, garlic, tomato, pepper. 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.

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