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Scrambled Omelette Toast Topper

Jazz up a snack of scrambled eggs on toast with a few flavoursome additions

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Scrambled Omelette Toast Topper

Why it works: Chive and onion match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,907 recipes. Both carry decanal, which smells soap, orange peel. The science ↓

Scrambled Omelette Toast Topper

Serves 1
Prep5 min
Cook5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

919Calories
30 gProtein
30 gFat
133 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Cherry1 cup (138g)87
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Chive1 tbsp (3g)1

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. Chive + oniontop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,907 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  2. Onion + cherry tomatotop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together21 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  3. Egg + breadtop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together22,662 recipes

    Shared aroma: (e)-2-octenal (fatty, green).

  4. Onion + breadtop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together8,676 recipes

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

  5. Chive + breadtop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together265 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

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

Swap the cherry tomato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (egg, chive, onion, bread):

  1. Avocadofits better
  2. Pumpkinfits better
  3. Lemonfits better
  4. Cherry tomatothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against egg, chive, onion, bread. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.