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Sweet Potato and Carrot Quiche

Serves 2-3 people and is as low as 300-400 calories. A sweet heaven at a low price. Carrot base with a potato and cheese filling. Enjoy my recipe :).

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Why it works: Carrot and sweet potato match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 302 recipes. Both carry 2-nonenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓

Sweet Potato and Carrot Quiche

Serves 3

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1134Calories
41 gProtein
36 gFat
163 gCarbs

Counts 11 of 12 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Coriandernot 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. Carrot + sweet potatotop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together302 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  2. Carrot + oniontop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together21,601 recipes

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

  3. Butter + milktop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together81,283 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

  4. Cheese + buttertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together7,962 recipes

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

  5. Flour + sweet potatotop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together627 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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

Swap the carrot

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (flour, sweet potato, cheese, butter, egg, milk, onion):

  1. Chivefits better
  2. Asparagusfits better
  3. Shallotfits better
  4. Carrotthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against flour, sweet potato, cheese, butter, egg, milk, onion. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.