Name: Sausage, Arugula, and Piquillo Pepper Sandwiches
Yield: Makes 8 servings (makes 4 large sandwiches)
Ingredients: 1/2 cup finely chopped green olives; 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil; 4 ciabatta or other rolls about the length of sausages, split; 4 bratwurst, andouille, or other flavorful, fully cooked sausages, split; 1/2 cup bottled peppers or roasted red peppers, drained and cut into strips; 2 cups baby arugula

Why it works: Olive and pepper are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 30,263 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Sausage, Arugula, and Piquillo Pepper Sandwiches

Makes 8 servings (makes 4 large sandwiches)

Ingredients

1/2 cup finely chopped green olives
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
4 ciabatta or other rolls about the length of sausages, split
4 bratwurst, andouille, or other flavorful, fully cooked sausages, split
1/2 cup bottled peppers or roasted red peppers, drained and cut into strips
2 cups baby arugula

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

435Calories

13 gProtein

41 gFat

4 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 5 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Sausage	100g cooked	301
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Arugula	1 cup (20g)	5
Olive	1 large (4g)	4

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.

Olive + peppertop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together30,263 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Olive + arugulatop 17% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together673 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Pepper + arugulatop 23% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together508 recipes

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

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 (olive, pepper):

Capsicumfits better
Tomatofits better
Eggplantfits better
Arugulathe original

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

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