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Muffuletta Pinwheels

"A appetizer sized version of the New Orleans traditional sandwich."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Muffuletta Pinwheels

Why it works: Cream cheese and provolone cheese share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 15 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Muffuletta Pinwheels

50 slices
Prep30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1156Calories
53 gProtein
48 gFat
126 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Ham100g cooked145
Tortilla1 medium flour (45g)140
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Provolone Cheese1 oz (28g)100
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
Olive1 large (4g)4
Garlic1 clove (3g)4

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. Cream cheese + provolone cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together15 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  2. Oregano + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,756 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  3. Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  4. Olive + oreganotop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,443 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-hexenal (green, leafy).

  5. Provolone cheese + salamitop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together59 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl butyrate (apple, fruity).

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

Swap the oregano

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, cream cheese, garlic, flour, ham, provolone cheese, salami):

  1. Capersfits about as well
  2. Oreganothe original
  3. Basilfits about as well
  4. Parsleyfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, cream cheese, garlic, flour, ham, provolone cheese, salami. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.