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Parmesan Thumbprint Cookies with Tomato-Tart Cherry Jam

By epicurious · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Parmesan Thumbprint Cookies with Tomato-Tart Cherry Jam

Why it works: Parmesan cheese and cream cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 311 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Parmesan Thumbprint Cookies with Tomato-Tart Cherry Jam

Makes 2 dozen cookies

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1049Calories
29 gProtein
44 gFat
137 gCarbs

Counts 11 of 12 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Cherry1 cup (138g)87
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Waternot 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. Parmesan cheese + cream cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together311 recipes

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

  2. Olive + tomatotop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,539 recipes

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

  3. Shallot + thymetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,476 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  4. Olive + thymetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,948 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

  5. Tomato + thymetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,370 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 shallot

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, tomato, thyme, flour, parmesan cheese, butter, cream cheese):

  1. Chivefits better
  2. Potatofits about as well
  3. Spinachfits about as well
  4. Shallotthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, tomato, thyme, flour, parmesan cheese, butter, cream cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.