Name: Meatless Monday: Peter Berley’s Best TofuOther Bgsk Tofu Dishes: Baked Tofu with White Wine, Mustard, and Dill
Yield: ; ; Makes 2 entrée servings
Ingredients: 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar; 2 tablespoons dry white wine; 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh dill; 1 tablespoon whole-grain mustard; 2 teaspoons mild honey; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 pound firm tofu, drained

Why it works: Dill and mustard match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 560 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Meatless Monday: Peter Berley’s Best TofuOther Bgsk Tofu Dishes: Baked Tofu with White Wine, Mustard, and Dill

; ; Makes 2 entrée servings

Ingredients

1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
2 tablespoons dry white wine
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh dill
1 tablespoon whole-grain mustard
2 teaspoons mild honey
1 teaspoon salt
1 pound firm tofu, drained

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

338Calories

10 gProtein

19 gFat

31 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Tofu	100g firm	76
Honey	1 tbsp (21g)	64
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Wine	2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)	25
Dill	5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried	4
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Mustard	1 tsp (5g) yellow	3
Salt	1 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 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.

Dill + mustardtop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together560 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Onion + mustardtop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together9,259 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Vinegar + mustardtop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together14,067 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Olive + mustardtop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together5,950 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
Olive + tofutop 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 dill

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (onion, olive, white wine, vinegar, mustard, honey, tofu):

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Thymefits better
Capersfits better
Dillthe original

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

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