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Herby Asparagus & Bacon Tart

An open puff pastry pie of seasonal greens, mint, chives and parsley with a creamy mascarpone base

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Herby Asparagus & Bacon Tart

Why it works: Lemon and parsley match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 14,037 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Herby Asparagus & Bacon Tart

Serves 4 as a starter or 3 for lunch
Prep25 min
Cook35 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1142Calories
49 gProtein
54 gFat
113 gCarbs

Counts 12 of 13 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Ricotta Cheese1/2 cup (124g) part-skim174
Mascarpone2 tbsp (28g)120
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Asparagus6 spears (90g)27
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Mint2 tbsp fresh (3g)2
Chive1 tbsp (3g)1
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Pastrynot 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 bbcgoodfood. 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. Lemon + parsleytop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14,037 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  2. Chive + asparagustop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together165 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  3. Chive + parsleytop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,150 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Lemon + minttop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,998 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  5. Olive + parsleytop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9,649 recipes

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

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

Swap the mint

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (flour, egg, olive, lemon, chive, parsley, asparagus):

  1. Capersfits better
  2. Tarragonfits better
  3. Thymefits better
  4. Mintthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against flour, egg, olive, lemon, chive, parsley, asparagus. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.