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Grilled Peach, Burrata and Basil Salad with Dijon Dressing

Buratta is becoming increasingly popular in restaurants and is an insanely decadent cheese – made from mozzarella and cream wrapped in more mozzarella. Parma ham would be a nice addition to this if you fancied it.

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Why it works: Olive and basil are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,063 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Grilled Peach, Burrata and Basil Salad with Dijon Dressing

Serves 4
Prep30 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

276Calories
8 gProtein
20 gFat
17 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Peach1 medium (150g)59
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Basil5 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 bbcfood. 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. Olive + basiltop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,063 recipes

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

  2. Pepper + basiltop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,294 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

  3. Vinegar + mustardtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together14,067 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  4. Olive + mustardtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,950 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  5. Peach + basiltop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together61 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

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

Swap the peach

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

  1. Limefits better
  2. Lemonfits better
  3. Avocadofits better
  4. Peachthe original

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