Name: Hot Caprese Dip with Twistos Bruschetta Flavored Baked Snack Bites
Ingredients: 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved; 2 8-ounce containers of fresh mozzarella (cut into cubes); 1/2-cup store bought basil pesto; Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste; TWISTOS Bruchetta Flavored Baked Snack Bites

Why it works: Basil and pepper match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,294 recipes. Both carry methyl cinnamate, which smells strawberry. The science ↓

Hot Caprese Dip with Twistos Bruschetta Flavored Baked Snack Bites

Ingredients

1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
2 8-ounce containers of fresh mozzarella (cut into cubes)
1/2-cup store bought basil pesto
Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste
TWISTOS Bruchetta Flavored Baked Snack Bites

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

201Calories

9 gProtein

7 gFat

29 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Cherry	1 cup (138g)	87
Mozzarella Cheese	1 oz (28g)	85
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
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 whatsgabycooking. 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 + peppertop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together5,294 recipes

Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).
Cherry tomato + basiltop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together10 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Cherry tomato + peppertop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together18 recipes

Shared aroma: butanol (wine).

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

Swap the cherry tomato

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

Limefits better
Lemonfits better
Mangofits better
Cherry tomatothe original

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

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