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Cheesy Horseradish Omelet

"A tangy, ooey gooey omelet sure to please the pampered palette. I like to use Dubliner Irish cheese instead of Parmesan if I can get it."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Cheesy Horseradish Omelet

Why it works: Cheddar cheese and parmesan cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 592 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Cheesy Horseradish Omelet

1 omelet
Prep15 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

301Calories
23 gProtein
22 gFat
2 gCarbs

Counts 3 of 4 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Horseradishnot 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. Cheddar cheese + parmesan cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together592 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  2. Egg + parmesan cheesetop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,368 recipes

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

  3. Egg + cheddar cheesetop 25% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,287 recipes

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

  4. Horseradish + parmesan cheesetop 25% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together75 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyraldehyde (malty, chocolate).

  5. Egg + horseradishtop 26% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together694 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyraldehyde (malty, chocolate).

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

Swap the horseradish

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (egg, cheddar cheese, parmesan cheese):

  1. Asparagusfits better
  2. Chivefits better
  3. Potatofits better
  4. Horseradishthe original

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