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Italian Prosciutto Panini

Crunchy bread with layers of prosciutto, chicken, sun dried tomato pesto, arugula and provolone cheese.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Italian Prosciutto Panini

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 ↓

Italian Prosciutto Panini

Serves 2
Prep10 min
Cook6 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

884Calories
56 gProtein
26 gFat
103 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Chicken100g cooked165
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Arugula1 cup (20g)5

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.

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

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

  2. Tomato + peppertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,923 recipes

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

  3. Tomato + chickentop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together6,031 recipes

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

  4. Olive + chickentop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,888 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid hexyl ester (sweet, green).

  5. Tomato + parmesan cheesetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,490 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

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

Swap the arugula

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (tomato, pepper, olive, parmesan cheese, bread, chicken):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Spinachfits better
  3. Potatofits better
  4. Arugulathe original

Fit is the average pairing score against tomato, pepper, olive, parmesan cheese, bread, chicken. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.