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Duck & Beetroot Toasts

A quick and simple chutney that's a great toast topper with pâté or cheese

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Duck & Beetroot Toasts

Why it works: Orange and olive are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,456 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Duck & Beetroot Toasts

Makes about 20
Prep5 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

678Calories
28 gProtein
51 gFat
26 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Duck100g cooked with skin337
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Beetrootnot 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. Orange + olivetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,456 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  2. Beetroot + orangetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together170 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl butyrate (apple, fruity).

  3. Beetroot + oniontop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,261 recipes

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

  4. Onion + olivetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together29,779 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  5. Beetroot + olivetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together965 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl butyrate (apple, fruity).

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

Swap the orange

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (beetroot, onion, red wine, vinegar, olive, cheese):

  1. Plumfits better
  2. Pearfits better
  3. Avocadofits better
  4. Orangethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against beetroot, onion, red wine, vinegar, olive, cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.