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Parmesan Toasts with Prosciutto and Fig Jam

By epicurious · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Parmesan Toasts with Prosciutto and Fig Jam

Why it works: Olive and fig match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 223 recipes. Both carry ethyl isobutyrate, which smells fruity, ethereal. The science ↓

Parmesan Toasts with Prosciutto and Fig Jam

Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

266Calories
10 gProtein
21 gFat
10 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Fig1 medium (50g)37

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.

  1. Olive + figtop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together223 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  2. Olive + parmesan cheesetop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,233 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  3. Parmesan cheese + prosciuttotop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together140 recipes

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

  4. Prosciutto + figtop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together46 recipes

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

  5. Olive + prosciuttotop 19% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together568 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 fig

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

  1. Plumfits about as well
  2. Figthe original
  3. Cherryfits about as well
  4. Grapefits about as well

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