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Roasted Grape and Olive Crostini

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By smittenkitchen · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Roasted Grape and Olive Crostini

Why it works: Olive and rosemary are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,590 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Roasted Grape and Olive Crostini

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

371Calories
12 gProtein
25 gFat
24 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Ricotta Cheese1/2 cup (124g) part-skim174
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Olive1 large (4g)4
Rosemary1 tsp dried (1.2g)4
Salt1 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 smittenkitchen. 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 + rosemarytop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,590 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Rosemary + peppertop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,324 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  3. Olive + grapetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,110 recipes

    Shared aroma: cis-2-hexenal (grassy).

  4. Grape + rosemarytop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together130 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1,8-cineol (eucalyptus, camphor).

  5. Olive + peppertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together30,263 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

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

Swap the grape

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

  1. Lemonfits better
  2. Limefits better
  3. Orangefits better
  4. Grapethe original

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