Name: Portobello Burgers with Pesto, Provolone, and Roasted Peppers
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Ingredients: 1/2 cup purchased pesto; 1/4 cup mayonnaise; 4 sourdough, whole grain, or ciabatta rolls, split horizontally; 4 portobello mushrooms, stemmed, dark gills scraped out; Olive oil; Roasted red peppers from jar, drained; 4 cups arugula (about 2 ounces); 4 slices provolone cheese

Why it works: Mushroom and olive are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,571 recipes. Both carry trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓

Portobello Burgers with Pesto, Provolone, and Roasted Peppers

Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

1/2 cup purchased pesto
1/4 cup mayonnaise
4 sourdough, whole grain, or ciabatta rolls, split horizontally
4 portobello mushrooms, stemmed, dark gills scraped out
Olive oil
Roasted red peppers from jar, drained
4 cups arugula (about 2 ounces)
4 slices provolone cheese

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

416Calories

20 gProtein

27 gFat

24 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Provolone Cheese	1 oz (28g)	100
Sourdough	1 slice (36g)	93
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Mushroom	1/2 cup sliced (35g)	15
Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Arugula	1 cup (20g)	5

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.

Mushroom + olivetop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,571 recipes

Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).
Olive + peppertop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together30,263 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Mushroom + peppertop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together13,580 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
Mushroom + provolone cheesetop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together62 recipes

Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).
Olive + provolone cheesetop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together221 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 arugula

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (mushroom, olive, pepper, provolone cheese):

Tomatofits better
Capsicumfits better
Spinachfits better
Arugulathe original

Fit is the average pairing score against mushroom, olive, pepper, provolone cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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