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Tofu MarbellaTofu Marbella

By biggirlssmallkitchen · From Open Recipes · 14 ingredients
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Why it works: Capers and shallot match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 405 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

Tofu MarbellaTofu Marbella

Serves 4

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

312Calories
9 gProtein
19 gFat
25 gCarbs

Counts 13 of 14 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 13 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Tofu100g firm76
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
Olive1 large (4g)4
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Capers1 tbsp (9g) drained2
Bay Leaf1 leaf (0.6g)2
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Prunenot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By biggirlssmallkitchen. 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. Capers + shallottop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together405 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  2. Olive + caperstop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,688 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Capers + oreganotop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together133 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Olive + oreganotop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,443 recipes

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

  5. Tofu + olivetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together678 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

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

Swap the oregano

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (tofu, olive, red wine, vinegar, capers, shallot, honey):

  1. Thymefits better
  2. Tarragonfits better
  3. Garlicfits better
  4. Oreganothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against tofu, olive, red wine, vinegar, capers, shallot, honey. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.