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Moroccan Aubergine Bake

delicious low carb dish made with ragu sauce

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Why it works: Cinnamon and cumin match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,103 recipes. Both carry 4-methoxybenzaldehyde, which smells sweet, anise. The science ↓

Moroccan Aubergine Bake

Serves 4

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

408Calories
6 gProtein
34 gFat
28 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pine Nut1 oz (28g)191
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Saucenot 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. Cinnamon + cumintop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,103 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).

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

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

  3. Cinnamon + raisintop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,390 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  4. Cumin + tomatotop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,272 recipes

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

  5. Cumin + pinetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together73 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).

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

Swap the nuts

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, sauce, cinnamon, cumin, raisin, tomato, pine):

  1. Chickpeafits better
  2. Beansfits better
  3. Almondfits better
  4. Nutsthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, sauce, cinnamon, cumin, raisin, tomato, pine. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.