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Leek, Cheese & Bacon Tart

This tart looks as impressive as it tastes. Leftovers are great for lunchboxes too

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Leek, Cheese & Bacon Tart

Why it works: Olive and garlic are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 25,665 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Leek, Cheese & Bacon Tart

Serves 4
Prep15 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

323Calories
11 gProtein
26 gFat
12 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 6 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
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. Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  2. Leek + garlictop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together150 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Olive + cheesetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,802 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

  4. Olive + leektop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together37 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl butyrate (apple, fruity).

  5. Cheese + garlictop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,738 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

Swap the leek

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, cheese, garlic):

  1. Tomatofits better
  2. Eggplantfits better
  3. Welsh onionfits better
  4. Leekthe original

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