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Mediterranean Summer Tomatoes

"This is a very simple and yummy side dish. I learned in while living in France from an old Mediterranean lady. This is always a hit!"

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Mediterranean Summer Tomatoes

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

Mediterranean Summer Tomatoes

6 Servings
Prep10 min

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Tomato + olivetop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together15,539 recipes

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

  2. Shallot + olivetop 9% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,659 recipes

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

  3. Olive + breadtop 9% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together1,091 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

  4. Tomato + breadtop 10% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together1,013 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  5. Olive + vinegartop 10% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together12,297 recipes

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).

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

Flavor stand-ins for the shallot

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (tomato, olive, vinegar, bread):

  1. Capsicumbetter flavor fit
  2. Cucumberbetter flavor fit
  3. Eggplantbetter flavor fit
  4. Shallotthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against tomato, olive, vinegar, bread. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).