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Burrata BLT with Spicy Mayo

Burrata and spicy mayo liven up this traditional BLT!

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Why it works: Burrata and cheese work together. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and 28 recipes mention both. Both carry delta-dodecalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓

The recipe

Serves 2
Prep10 min
Cook15 min

Ingredients

Contains: egg, milk, wheat (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

Directions

Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.

  1. Cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium heat for 8 to 10 minutes, turning occasionally, until crisp. Drain on paper towels. Bacon is cured and only needs cooking through.

  2. While the bacon cooks, stir together the mayonnaise, chili powder, garlic powder, lemon juice and salt in a small bowl until smooth to make the spicy mayo.

  3. Lightly toast the sandwich bread if it is not already toasted, then spread the spicy mayo evenly over one side of each of the four slices.

  4. Sprinkle the sliced tomato lightly with a pinch of the salt from the spicy mayo, then set aside for a minute.

  5. Divide the arugula over two of the bread slices. Layer the tomato slices and bacon on top of the arugula.

  6. Tear the burrata into two equal portions and place one on each stack, spreading it slightly over the tomato and bacon.

  7. Top each stack with a remaining slice of bread, mayo side down. Press gently, cut each sandwich in half and serve right away.

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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Burrata + cheesetop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together28 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  2. Garlic + tomatotop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together14,075 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  3. Bread + cheesetop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together2,130 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).

  4. Bread + tomatotop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,013 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  5. Cheese + tomatotop 6% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together2,892 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

Flavor stand-ins for the arugula

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (garlic, lemon, bread, burrata, cheese, tomato):

  1. Capsicumbetter flavor fit
  2. Asparagusbetter flavor fit
  3. Onionbetter flavor fit
  4. Arugulathe original

Fit is the average pairing score against garlic, lemon, bread, burrata, cheese, tomato. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).