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Smoked Haddock, Spring Onion & Saffron Tart

Creamy, cheesy and with a delicate smokiness, this tart makes a great change to quiche, but is just as simple to make

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Smoked Haddock, Spring Onion & Saffron Tart

Why it works: Haddock and cream work together. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 181 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Smoked Haddock, Spring Onion & Saffron Tart

Serves 6 - 8
Prep20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

959Calories
53 gProtein
34 gFat
107 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Haddock100g cooked112
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Chive1 tbsp (3g)1
Pastrynot in our table0
Saffronnot 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. Haddock + creamtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together181 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  2. Onion + mustardtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9,259 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  3. Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together41,516 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  4. Mustard + saffrontop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together48 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  5. Onion + saffrontop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,042 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

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

Swap the saffron

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (flour, haddock, butter, onion, egg, cream, mustard):

  1. Capersfits better
  2. Nutmegfits better
  3. Turmericfits better
  4. Saffronthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against flour, haddock, butter, onion, egg, cream, mustard. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.