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Spoil-Your-Partner Breakfast in BedBacon and Egg Sandwich with Pepper Jack

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Spoil-Your-Partner Breakfast in BedBacon and Egg Sandwich with Pepper Jack

Why it works: Olive and tomato are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 15,539 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Spoil-Your-Partner Breakfast in BedBacon and Egg Sandwich with Pepper Jack

Makes 1 huge sandwich, easily shared with a loved one

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

370Calories
11 gProtein
34 gFat
7 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6

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.

Explore the science

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. Olive + tomatotop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,539 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  2. Tomato + peppertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,923 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  3. Olive + peppertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together30,263 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  4. Olive + buttertop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,887 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  5. Butter + eggtop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together118,967 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

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

Swap the tomato

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

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Asparagusfits about as well
  3. Tomatothe original
  4. Spinachfits about as well

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