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Ricotta & Spinach Filo Bites

The perfect pre-dinner nibble, these crispy bites add a taste of Greece to any dinner party or picnic

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Ricotta & Spinach Filo Bites

Why it works: Olive and spinach match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,971 recipes. Both carry 2-undecenal, which smells sweet. The science ↓

Ricotta & Spinach Filo Bites

Makes 60
Cook18 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

641Calories
27 gProtein
50 gFat
19 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
Ricotta Cheese1/2 cup (124g) part-skim174
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Feta Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Spinach1 cup raw (30g)7
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Leafnot in our table0
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. Olive + spinachtop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,971 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

  2. Spinach + dilltop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together115 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).

  3. Olive + feta cheesetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,482 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

  4. Onion + spinachtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,336 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  5. Olive + oniontop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together29,779 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 dill

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, onion, spinach, feta cheese, egg, butter):

  1. Garlicfits better
  2. Capersfits better
  3. Parsleyfits better
  4. Dillthe original

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