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Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Gorgonzola, and Baked Eggs

I've stated before my love of toast topped with an egg and some sort of veggie.  The combination creates a delicious and filling breakfast (or other meal) wi

By naturallyella · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Gorgonzola, and Baked Eggs

Why it works: Sweet potato and olive match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 950 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Gorgonzola, and Baked Eggs

2-4
Prep10 min
Cook40 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

515Calories
19 gProtein
28 gFat
48 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
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.

By naturallyella. 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. Sweet potato + olivetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together950 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  2. Onion + olivetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together29,779 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  3. Sweet potato + oniontop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together960 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  4. Olive + cheesetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,802 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

  5. Onion + cheesetop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,849 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

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sweet potato, olive, egg, cheese):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Spinachfits better
  3. Welsh onionfits better
  4. Onionthe original

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