Name: Orecchiette with Roasted Tomatoes and Roasted Grapes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 4-6 servings
Ingredients: 1 lb. Delallo Whole Wheat Orecchiette; 1 pint (2 cups) grape tomatoes; 1 pint (2 cups) red grapes; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1/2 cup packed fresh basil leaves; 1/3 cup olive oil + 1 Tb.; 1 tsp. red wine vinegar; 2 cups mini fresh mozzarella balls; Salt and Pepper

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 ↓

Orecchiette with Roasted Tomatoes and Roasted Grapes

4-6 servings

Prep10 min

Cook20 min

Ingredients

1 lb. Delallo Whole Wheat Orecchiette
1 pint (2 cups) grape tomatoes
1 pint (2 cups) red grapes
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup packed fresh basil leaves
1/3 cup olive oil + 1 Tb.
1 tsp. red wine vinegar
2 cups mini fresh mozzarella balls
Salt and Pepper

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

364Calories

9 gProtein

21 gFat

40 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Mozzarella Cheese	1 oz (28g)	85
Grape	1/2 cup (76g)	62
Red Grape	1/2 cup (76g)	62
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Basil	5 leaves fresh (2.5g)	1
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Wheat	not in our table	0

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

By aspicyperspective. 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.

Tomato + olivetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together15,539 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Tomato + basiltop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,979 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Garlic + olivetop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together25,665 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Tomato + garlictop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together14,076 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
Basil + olivetop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together5,063 recipes

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

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

Swap the grape

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (wheat, tomato, clove, garlic, basil, olive, red wine):

Avocadofits better
Plumfits better
Cherryfits better
Grapethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against wheat, tomato, clove, garlic, basil, olive, red wine. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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