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Cheesy Autumn Mushrooms

A low-carb treat, ready in 5 mins

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Cheesy Autumn Mushrooms

Why it works: Mushroom and thyme are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,557 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-one, which smells mushroom, metallic. The science ↓

Cheesy Autumn Mushrooms

Serves 4
Prep10 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

247Calories
9 gProtein
22 gFat
4 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Blue Cheese1 oz (28g)100
Walnut1 walnut half (4g)26
Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4

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. Mushroom + thymetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,557 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

  2. Mushroom + buttertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together12,525 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).

  3. Walnut + thymetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together326 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  4. Blue cheese + buttertop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together232 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy).

  5. Mushroom + blue cheesetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together63 recipes

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

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

Swap the thyme

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (mushroom, blue cheese, walnut, butter):

  1. Thymethe original
  2. Celeryfits about as well
  3. Parsleyfits less well
  4. Garlicfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against mushroom, blue cheese, walnut, butter. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.