Name: Butternut Squash, Ricotta, and Sage Crostini
Yield: Makes 12 servings
Ingredients: 1 2-pound butternut squash, peeled, seeded, cut into 1/2" cubes (about 4 cups); 3 1/2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided, plus more for drizzling; 1 1/2 teaspoons (packed) light brown sugar; Coarse sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 24 fresh sage leaves; 3/4 cup fresh ricotta; 1/2 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest; 12 3/8"-thick baguette slices, toasted; Fresh lemon juice

Why it works: Butternut squash and sage work together. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and 157 recipes mention both. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

The recipe

Makes 12 servings

Ingredients

Contains: milk (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

1 2-pound butternut squash, peeled, seeded, cut into 1/2" cubes (about 4 cups)
3 1/2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided, plus more for drizzling
1 1/2 teaspoons (packed) light brown sugar
Coarse sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
24 fresh sage leaves
3/4 cup fresh ricotta
1/2 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
12 3/8"-thick baguette toasted slices
Fresh lemon juice

Directions

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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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

Butternut squash + sagetop 3% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together157 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Sage + lemontop 2% of all pairs

Aroma overlapstrong

Mentioned together887 recipes

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

Aroma overlapstrong

Mentioned together27,039 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
Pepper + sagetop 2% of all pairs

Aroma overlapstrong

Mentioned together5,388 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Olive + lemontop 5% of all pairs

Aroma overlapstrong

Mentioned together10,849 recipes

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

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