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Spanakopita

Traditional greek feta & spinach pie with filo pastry

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 14 ingredients
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Why it works: Spinach and shallot match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 198 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-ol, which smells mushroom, earthy. The science ↓

Spanakopita

Serves 8

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1337Calories
57 gProtein
69 gFat
118 gCarbs

Counts 13 of 14 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 13 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Ricotta Cheese1/2 cup (124g) part-skim174
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Feta Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12
Spinach1 cup raw (30g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
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. Spinach + shallottop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together198 recipes

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

  2. Spinach + nutmegtop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together603 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Feta cheese + cheesetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together113 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  4. Shallot + nutmegtop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,019 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  5. Dill + shallottop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together91 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

Swap the shallot

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (spinach, dill, feta cheese, ricotta cheese, cheese, egg, nutmeg):

  1. Chivefits better
  2. Cucumberfits better
  3. Welsh onionfits better
  4. Shallotthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against spinach, dill, feta cheese, ricotta cheese, cheese, egg, nutmeg. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.