Garden Vegetable and Goat Cheese Quiche

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. Beans + peastop 5% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together949 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).

2. Butter + milktop 7% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together81,283 recipes

   Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

3. Beans + oniontop 7% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together5,242 recipes

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

4. Butter + cheesetop 8% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together7,962 recipes

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

5. Milk + cheesetop 10% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together4,426 recipes

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

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

What each ingredient does

Eggs

Set the milk and flour sauce into a firm, sliceable custard as they cook.

Butter

Adds richness and carries flavour when the vegetables are softened in it.

Plain flour

Thickens the milk into a smooth sauce that gives the filling body.

Milk

Forms the creamy base of the custard, keeping the filling moist and tender.

Goat's cheese

Melts softly into the custard and adds a tangy, savoury contrast to the sweet vegetables.

Salad onions

Add mild onion sweetness that deepens as the vegetables soften.

The step that matters

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, beans, peas, milk, flour, egg, cheese):

1. Asparagusfits better
2. Potatofits better
3. Sweet potatofits better
4. Onionthe original

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