Name: Spinach-Olive Bruschetta
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 loaf Ciabatta Bread; 1 cup Spinach Leaves, Tightly Packed; ½ cups Pitted Black Olives; ¼ cups Green Olives (with Pimientos); ½ cups Whole Tomatoes, Canned (or Fresh); 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil; 5 ounces, weight Pesto (prepared); 4 ounces, weight Feta Cheese

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 ↓

Spinach-Olive Bruschetta

Serves 8

Prep10 min

Cook5 min

Ingredients

1 loaf Ciabatta Bread
1 cup Spinach Leaves, Tightly Packed
½ cups Pitted Black Olives
¼ cups Green Olives (with Pimientos)
½ cups Whole Tomatoes, Canned (or Fresh)
2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
5 ounces, weight Pesto (prepared)
4 ounces, weight Feta Cheese

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

720Calories

22 gProtein

25 gFat

102 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Feta Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Spinach	1 cup raw (30g)	7
Olive	1 large (4g)	4

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

By tastykitchen. 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).
Spinach + olivetop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,971 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).
Olive + feta cheesetop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,482 recipes

Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).
Spinach + tomatotop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,350 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).
Spinach + feta cheesetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together374 recipes

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

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

Swap the spinach

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

Capsicumfits better
Eggplantfits about as well
Cucumberfits about as well
Spinachthe original

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

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