Name: Stuffed Summer Sandwich
Ingredients: 2 large red bell peppers; 1 round loaf sourdough or coarse country bread; 1 can pitted black olives, drained; 1 garlic clove; 2 Tbs. olive oil; 1/2 lb. thinly sliced baked ham or prosciutto; 1 large ripe tomato, thinly sliced; 1 cup packed fresh basil leaves or 4 to 6 leaves; of red-leaf lettuce

Why it works: Olive and tomato 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 ↓

Stuffed Summer Sandwich

Ingredients

2 large red bell peppers
1 round loaf sourdough or coarse country bread
1 can pitted black olives, drained
1 garlic clove
2 Tbs. olive oil
1/2 lb. thinly sliced baked ham or prosciutto
1 large ripe tomato, thinly sliced
1 cup packed fresh basil leaves or 4 to 6 leaves
of red-leaf lettuce

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

983Calories

47 gProtein

31 gFat

128 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 11 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Pork	100g cooked	242
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Sourdough	1 slice (36g)	93
Red Bell Pepper	1 medium (119g)	31
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Clove	1 tsp ground (2g)	7
Lettuce	1 cup shredded (36g)	5
Olive	1 large (4g)	4
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Basil	5 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.

By williamssonoma. 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.

Olive + tomatotop 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).
Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together25,665 recipes

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

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together14,076 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
Olive + basiltop 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 clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pepper, bread, olive, garlic, ham, tomato, basil):

Thymefits better
Oreganofits better
Parsleyfits better
Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pepper, bread, olive, garlic, ham, tomato, basil. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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