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Eggplant Slices, Tomatoes, and Mozzarella

"This is from my uncle's cookbook. The eggplant can also be served cold."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Eggplant Slices, Tomatoes, and Mozzarella

Why it works: Tomato and olive are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 15,539 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Eggplant Slices, Tomatoes, and Mozzarella

6 servings
Prep40 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

940Calories
51 gProtein
32 gFat
112 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Anchovy100g210
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Eggplant1 cup cubed (82g)35
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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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. Tomato + olivetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,539 recipes

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

  2. Eggplant + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together801 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  4. Eggplant + olivetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together943 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  5. Eggplant + tomatotop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together651 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

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

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (flour, eggplant, tomato, mozzarella cheese, olive, anchovy, garlic):

  1. Oreganofits better
  2. Capersfits better
  3. Basilfits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against flour, eggplant, tomato, mozzarella cheese, olive, anchovy, garlic. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.