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Green Panzanella with Pickled Shallot

We love the shades of green you get from using one color of heirloom, but this panzanella is equally delicious with any tomatoes you like.

By bonappetit · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Green Panzanella with Pickled Shallot

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 ↓

Green Panzanella with Pickled Shallot

6 servings

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

621Calories
15 gProtein
15 gFat
105 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Arugula1 cup (20g)5
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Salt1 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 bonappetit. 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.

  1. Tomato + olivetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,539 recipes

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

  2. Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Tomato + garlictop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together14,076 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  4. Shallot + garlictop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,000 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  5. Pepper + tomatotop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,923 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 shallot

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

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Eggplantfits better
  3. Cucumberfits about as well
  4. Shallotthe original

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