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Stilton, Spinach and New Potato Quiche with Walnut Pastry

This festive quiche is perfect for a buffet or vegetarian starter for special winter dinner.

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 16 ingredients
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Stilton, Spinach and New Potato Quiche with Walnut Pastry

Why it works: Spinach and potato work together. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 646 recipes. Both carry 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells green bell pepper, earthy. The science ↓

Stilton, Spinach and New Potato Quiche with Walnut Pastry

Serves 12
Prep1 hr
Cook1 hr

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1032Calories
37 gProtein
35 gFat
144 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 14 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Walnut1 walnut half (4g)26
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Spinach1 cup raw (30g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4
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 bbcfood. 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. Spinach + potatotop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together646 recipes

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

  2. Spinach + lemontop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,109 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  3. Walnut + spinachtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together221 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

  4. Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together41,516 recipes

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

  5. Flour + spinachtop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,564 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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

Swap the lemon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (flour, butter, walnut, egg, spinach, potato, cream):

  1. Avocadofits better
  2. Coconutfits better
  3. Lemonthe original
  4. Figfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against flour, butter, walnut, egg, spinach, potato, cream. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.