Name: Grilled Portobello Parmesan
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar; 1 large garlic clove, pressed; 6 large portobello mushrooms, stemmed, gills scraped out; 1 cup whole-milk ricotta cheese; 1/2 cup plus 6 tablespoons finely grated Parmesan cheese; 3 tablespoons chopped fresh basil, divided; 6 1/3-inch-thick heirloom tomato slices (from 2 very large tomatoes); 7 to 8 ounces Fontina cheese, thinly sliced

Why it works: Olive and garlic are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 25,665 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Grilled Portobello Parmesan

6 servings

Ingredients

6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 large garlic clove, pressed
6 large portobello mushrooms, stemmed, gills scraped out
1 cup whole-milk ricotta cheese
1/2 cup plus 6 tablespoons finely grated Parmesan cheese
3 tablespoons chopped fresh basil, divided
6 1/3-inch-thick heirloom tomato slices (from 2 very large tomatoes)
7 to 8 ounces Fontina cheese, thinly sliced

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

568Calories

32 gProtein

41 gFat

17 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 10 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Ricotta Cheese	1/2 cup (124g) part-skim	174
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Parmesan Cheese	1 oz (28g)	110
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Mushroom	1/2 cup sliced (35g)	15
Clove	1 tsp ground (2g)	7
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Basil	5 leaves fresh (2.5g)	1

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 + garlictop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together25,665 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Mushroom + parmesan cheesetop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,199 recipes

Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).
Garlic + mushroomtop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,700 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Olive + mushroomtop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,571 recipes

Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).
Garlic + clovetop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together11,368 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, vinegar, garlic, mushroom, milk, ricotta cheese, parmesan cheese):

Basilfits better
Oreganofits better
Thymefits better
Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, vinegar, garlic, mushroom, milk, ricotta cheese, parmesan cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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