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Luxe Truffle Deviled Eggs

By epicurious · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Luxe Truffle Deviled Eggs

Why it works: Pepper and chive are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,885 recipes. Both carry guaiacol, which smells smoky, sweet. The science ↓

Luxe Truffle Deviled Eggs

Makes 20

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

304Calories
24 gProtein
20 gFat
8 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 8 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Chive1 tbsp (3g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Trufflenot in our table0
Flowernot 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 epicurious. 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. Pepper + chivetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,885 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  2. Truffle + chivetop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together111 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  3. Egg + truffletop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,604 recipes

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

  4. Egg + chivetop 19% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,624 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  5. Cream + truffletop 23% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together629 recipes

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

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

Swap the chive

The recipe marks chive as optional. How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (egg, cream, truffle, pepper):

  1. Asparagusfits better
  2. Spinachfits better
  3. Potatofits about as well
  4. Chivethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against egg, cream, truffle, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.