Name: Raw Sun-dried Tomato Sauce and Zucchini Noodles
Prep time: 40 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 4 Large Zucchini; ¼ cups Fresh Tomato, Chopped; ¼ cups Sun Ripened Tomato And Basil Flackers, Lightly Crushed (for 1/4 Cup You'll Need About 4 Crackers); 2 Tablespoons Sun Dried Tomato Packed In Olive Oil, Chopped + Additional For Garnish; 1-¼ teaspoon Garlic, Minced; 1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning; ½ Tablespoons Oil From The Sun Dried Tomatoes; ½ Tablespoons Olive Oil; ½ teaspoons Red Wine Vinegar

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 ↓

Raw Sun-dried Tomato Sauce and Zucchini Noodles

Serves 2

Prep40 min

Ingredients

4 Large Zucchini
¼ cups Fresh Tomato, Chopped
¼ cups Sun Ripened Tomato And Basil Flackers, Lightly Crushed (for 1/4 Cup You'll Need About 4 Crackers)
2 Tablespoons Sun Dried Tomato Packed In Olive Oil, Chopped + Additional For Garnish
1-¼ teaspoon Garlic, Minced
1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning
½ Tablespoons Oil From The Sun Dried Tomatoes
½ Tablespoons Olive Oil
½ teaspoons Red Wine Vinegar

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

620Calories

15 gProtein

15 gFat

105 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Cucumber	1/2 cup sliced (52g)	16
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Basil	5 leaves fresh (2.5g)	1

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.

Tomato + olivetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together15,539 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Tomato + basiltop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,979 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together25,665 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Tomato + garlictop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together14,076 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
Basil + olivetop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together5,063 recipes

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

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

Swap the basil

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

Thymefits about as well
Basilthe original
Rosemaryfits about as well
Oreganofits about as well

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

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