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Mini Cauli Cheese with Leeks

These mini pots of comfort are bound to be a hit with kids, and they're ready in 15 minutes too

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Mini Cauli Cheese with Leeks

Why it works: Cauliflower and mustard match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 687 recipes. Both carry trans-2-hexenal, which smells green, leafy. The science ↓

Mini Cauli Cheese with Leeks

Serves 4

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

935Calories
36 gProtein
31 gFat
129 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Skimmed Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3

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. Cauliflower + mustardtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together687 recipes

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

  2. Cauliflower + leektop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together28 recipes

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

  3. Leek + mustardtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together21 recipes

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

  4. Olive + mustardtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,950 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  5. Leek + flourtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together328 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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 (cauliflower, olive, flour, mustard, milk):

  1. Broccolifits better
  2. Lettucefits better
  3. Horseradishfits better
  4. Leekthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cauliflower, olive, flour, mustard, milk. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.