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Prosciutto Parmesan and Pine Nut Bruschetta

"This fabulous appetizer was wonderful at our wine tasting group. Lightly toasted French baguette slices are spread with a diced prosciutto and Parmesan cheese blend, then sprinkled with toasted pine nuts."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Prosciutto Parmesan and Pine Nut Bruschetta

Why it works: Butter and parmesan cheese are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,163 recipes. Both carry guaiacol, which smells smoky, sweet. The science ↓

Prosciutto Parmesan and Pine Nut Bruschetta

36 slices
Prep20 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

435Calories
15 gProtein
41 gFat
7 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pine1 oz (28g)191
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Walnut1 walnut half (4g)26
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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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. Butter + parmesan cheesetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,163 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  2. Pepper + pinetop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together687 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  3. Prosciutto + parmesan cheesetop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together140 recipes

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

  4. Butter + pinetop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together358 recipes

    Shared aroma: anethole (sweet, anise).

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

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

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

Swap the nuts

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, prosciutto, parmesan cheese, pepper, pine):

  1. Walnutfits better
  2. Beansfits better
  3. Chestnutfits better
  4. Nutsthe original

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