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Tomato Basil Towers

"This is a copy of an appetizer at my favorite restaurant. Its so easy to make, the presentation is impressive and it is a good alternative to green salad!"

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Tomato Basil Towers

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

Tomato Basil Towers

4 servings
Prep15 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

361Calories
14 gProtein
32 gFat
6 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Goat Cheese1 oz (28g)103
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Basil5 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.

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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. Tomato + olivetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,539 recipes

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

  2. Tomato + basiltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,979 recipes

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

  3. Basil + olivetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,063 recipes

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

  4. Cheese + goat cheesetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together79 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-ethyloctanoic acid (goaty, mutton).

  5. Goat cheese + olivetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together573 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

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

Swap the basil

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

  1. Garlicfits about as well
  2. Thymefits about as well
  3. Basilthe original
  4. Corianderfits less well

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