Name: Tomato, Mozzarella & Thai Basil Crostini
Yield: Makes 12 servings
Ingredients: 12 slices seven-grain or sesame bread; 1/2 garlic clove; 2 cups (about 10 ounces) halved cherry or grape tomatoes; 1 small shallot, minced; 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil; 1 tablespoon unseasoned rice vinegar; Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; Sliced fresh mozzarella; Thai basil leaves

Why it works: Sesame and rice match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 984 recipes. Both carry trans-2-nonenal, which smells cardboard, fatty. The science ↓

Tomato, Mozzarella & Thai Basil Crostini

Makes 12 servings

Ingredients

12 slices seven-grain or sesame bread
1/2 garlic clove
2 cups (about 10 ounces) halved cherry or grape tomatoes
1 small shallot, minced
1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
1 tablespoon unseasoned rice vinegar
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Sliced fresh mozzarella
Thai basil leaves

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

978Calories

23 gProtein

36 gFat

144 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 14 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Sesame	1 tbsp (14g)	120
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Cherry	1 cup (138g)	87
Mozzarella Cheese	1 oz (28g)	85
Grape	1/2 cup (76g)	62
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Clove	1 tsp ground (2g)	7
Shallot	1 tbsp minced (10g)	7
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
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 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 their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Sesame + ricetop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together984 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).
Garlic + shallottop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,000 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Clove + peppertop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together17,451 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).
Sesame + garlictop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,000 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
Clove + shallottop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,677 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sesame, garlic, clove, shallot, rice, vinegar, pepper):

Limefits better
Avocadofits better
Lemonfits about as well
Cherrythe original

Fit is the average pairing score against sesame, garlic, clove, shallot, rice, vinegar, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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