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Eggplant Rollati Appetizer

"Be careful with this one! It's so robust and flavorful that your guests might fill themselves up on it before you have a chance to serve the main course!"

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Eggplant Rollati Appetizer

Why it works: Basil and pine match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 332 recipes. Both carry 4-methoxybenzaldehyde, which smells sweet, anise. The science ↓

Eggplant Rollati Appetizer

5 to 6 appetizer servings

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

662Calories
27 gProtein
53 gFat
21 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
Pine1 oz (28g)191
Ricotta Cheese1/2 cup (124g) part-skim174
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Eggplant1 cup cubed (82g)35
Walnut1 walnut half (4g)26
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Saucenot 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. Basil + pinetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together332 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).

  2. Basil + eggplanttop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together271 recipes

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

  3. Pine + eggplanttop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together42 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

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

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

  5. Basil + olivetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,063 recipes

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

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

Swap the nuts

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (basil, pine, ricotta cheese, pepper, eggplant, olive, sauce):

  1. Chickpeafits better
  2. Beansfits better
  3. Walnutfits better
  4. Nutsthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against basil, pine, ricotta cheese, pepper, eggplant, olive, sauce. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.