Name: Caprese Stacks with Grilled Honey Balsamic Potatoes
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 18 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 4 whole FOR THE CAPRESE STACKS:; ¼ cups To 5 Whole Medium-large Red Potatoes (leave Skins On); 2 Tablespoons Honey; ½ cups Balsamic Vinegar; 12 slices Kosher Salt; 3 Freshly Ground Black Pepper; ½ cups Basil Pesto; 1 cup Fresh Mozzarella (cut From Medium Sized Balls Of Fresh Mozzarella); 2 Tablespoons Large Roma Tomatoes, Sliced Into 1/4'' Rounds

Why it works: Basil and tomato are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,979 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Caprese Stacks with Grilled Honey Balsamic Potatoes

Serves 6

Prep40 min

Cook18 min

Ingredients

4 whole FOR THE CAPRESE STACKS:
¼ cups To 5 Whole Medium-large Red Potatoes (leave Skins On)
2 Tablespoons Honey
½ cups Balsamic Vinegar
12 slices Kosher Salt
3 Freshly Ground Black Pepper
½ cups Basil Pesto
1 cup Fresh Mozzarella (cut From Medium Sized Balls Of Fresh Mozzarella)
2 Tablespoons Large Roma Tomatoes, Sliced Into 1/4'' Rounds

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

342Calories

12 gProtein

7 gFat

62 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Potato	1 medium (173g) baked	161
Mozzarella Cheese	1 oz (28g)	85
Honey	1 tbsp (21g)	64
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Basil	5 leaves fresh (2.5g)	1
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

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.

Basil + tomatotop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,979 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Pepper + basiltop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together5,294 recipes

Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).
Potato + tomatotop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,798 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Pepper + tomatotop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together17,923 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Potato + peppertop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together8,305 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

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

Swap the potato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (honey, vinegar, pepper, basil, tomato):

Capsicumfits better
Cucumberfits better
Carrotfits better
Potatothe original

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

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