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Carrot Cashew Quiche

"One of my mom's favorites for buffets or brunches and afternoon lunches. Served with a nice salad, this is a nice light meal."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Carrot Cashew Quiche

Why it works: Carrot and nutmeg match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,424 recipes. Both carry myristicin, which smells spice, warm. The science ↓

Carrot Cashew Quiche

8 servings
Prep20 min
Cook40 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

602Calories
20 gProtein
45 gFat
34 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cashew1 oz (28g / ~18 nuts)157
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Pie Crustnot 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 allrecipes. 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. Carrot + nutmegtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,424 recipes

    Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).

  2. Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together41,516 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  3. Butter + cheddar cheesetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,436 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  4. Cream + nutmegtop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together7,920 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

  5. Honey + cheddar cheesetop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together92 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 carrot

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, honey, egg, cream, nutmeg, cheddar cheese):

  1. Potatofits better
  2. Chivefits better
  3. Capsicumfits better
  4. Carrotthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, honey, egg, cream, nutmeg, cheddar cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.