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Brie Toasts with Basil, Pine Nuts and Golden Raisins

By aspicyperspective · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Brie Toasts with Basil, Pine Nuts and Golden Raisins

Why it works: Pine and basil match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 332 recipes. Both carry 4-methoxybenzaldehyde, which smells sweet, anise. The science ↓

Brie Toasts with Basil, Pine Nuts and Golden Raisins

30 slices
Prep10 min
Cook5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

298Calories
6 gProtein
23 gFat
26 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pine1 oz (28g)191
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Walnut1 walnut half (4g)26
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Brienot 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 aspicyperspective. 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. Pine + basiltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together332 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).

  2. Basil + lemontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,823 recipes

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

  3. Lemon + peppertop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together27,047 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  4. Pine + lemontop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together480 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  5. Basil + peppertop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,294 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

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

Swap the nuts

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (brie, raisin, pine, basil, lemon, pepper):

  1. Walnutfits better
  2. Almondfits better
  3. Pistachiofits better
  4. Nutsthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against brie, raisin, pine, basil, lemon, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.