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Saffron-roast Tomatoes with Labneh

A dish inspired by the tastes of Morocco, the sharpness of the labneh (drained yogurt) compliments the sweet tomatoes

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Saffron-roast Tomatoes with Labneh

Why it works: Saffron and almond match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 306 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Saffron-roast Tomatoes with Labneh

Serves 8 as a starter or side dish

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

343Calories
20 gProtein
15 gFat
36 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 10 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Plum1 medium (66g)30
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Saffronnot in our table0
Harissanot 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. Saffron + almondtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together306 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Saffron + lemontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together538 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Garlic + olivetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  4. Clove + saffrontop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together455 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  5. Olive + almondtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,875 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 plum

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (yogurt, garlic, clove, saffron, lemon, olive, almond):

  1. Limefits better
  2. Avocadofits better
  3. Orangefits better
  4. Plumthe original

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