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Prosciutto Filled with Happiness

By epicurious · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Prosciutto Filled with Happiness

Why it works: Prosciutto and arugula work together. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 40 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Prosciutto Filled with Happiness

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

258Calories
5 gProtein
20 gFat
20 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pine Nut1 oz (28g)191
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Arugula1 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.

  1. Prosciutto + arugulatop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together40 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  2. Pine + nutstop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).

  3. Pine + arugulatop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together62 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  4. Nuts + curranttop 29% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together133 recipes

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

  5. Pine + prosciuttotop 30% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together20 recipes

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

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

Swap the currant

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pine, nuts, prosciutto, arugula):

  1. Figfits better
  2. Lemonfits better
  3. Cherryfits better
  4. Currantthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pine, nuts, prosciutto, arugula. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.