Name: Goat Cheese and Fresh Herb Omelet Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 1 omelet
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons fresh chèvre (goat cheese), at room temperature (about 1 ounce); 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh herbs, such as parsley, chervil, or chives , plus more to garnish; 3 large eggs; 2 teaspoons whole milk; 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt; 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 1 tablespoon unsalted butter

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 ↓

Goat Cheese and Fresh Herb Omelet Recipe

1 omelet

Prep15 min

Cook15 min

Ingredients

2 tablespoons fresh chèvre (goat cheese), at room temperature (about 1 ounce)
2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh herbs, such as parsley, chervil, or chives , plus more to garnish
3 large eggs
2 teaspoons whole milk
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon unsalted butter

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

440Calories

21 gProtein

33 gFat

15 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Goat Cheese	1 oz (28g)	103
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Parsley	1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)	1
Chive	1 tbsp (3g)	1
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Chervil	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.

By chow. 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.

Parsley + peppertop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together34,122 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Milk + buttertop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together81,283 recipes

Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).
Goat cheese + buttertop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together184 recipes

Shared aroma: gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy).
Goat cheese + peppertop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together466 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
Parsley + buttertop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together28,563 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy).

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

Swap the parsley

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (goat cheese, egg, milk, pepper, butter):

Parsleythe original
Thymefits about as well
Nutmegfits about as well
Cinnamonfits about as well

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

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