Why it works: Flour and butternut squash match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 214 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓
Butternut Squash and Caramelized Onion Galette
Ingredients
Directions
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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 11 of 13 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 11 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Cheese | 1 oz (28g) cheddar | 113 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Yogurt | 170g plain Greek | 100 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Cayenne | 1 tsp (1.8g) | 6 |
| Sage | 1 tsp ground (0.7g) | 2 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Pumpkin | 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.
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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.
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Flour + butternut squashtop 3% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together214 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
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Butternut squash + olivetop 7% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together689 recipes
Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
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Lemon + olivetop 7% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together11,922 recipes
Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
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Butternut squash + oniontop 8% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together692 recipes
Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
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Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together41,516 recipes
Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (flour, butter, cream, lemon, butternut squash, olive, sugar):
- Kalefits better
- Shallotfits better
- Arrowrootfits better
- Onionthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against flour, butter, cream, lemon, butternut squash, olive, sugar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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