Name: Pinwheel Sandwiches
Ingredients: 2 x 8oz pkgs of cream cheese (softened); 1 pkg of Hidden Valley ranch salad dressing mix (original ranch); 1 large pkg of flour tortillas; ham, turkey, cheese (all sliced thin at the deli); 1 x 4 oz jar pimento (diced); 1 x 4 oz can green chiles (chopped); ½ cup sliced black olives

Why it works: Cream cheese and cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and 479 recipes mention both. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

The recipe

Ingredients

Contains: milk, wheat (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

2 x 8oz pkgs of cream cheese (softened)
1 pkg of Hidden Valley ranch salad dressing mix (original ranch)
1 large pkg of flour tortillas
ham, turkey, cheese (all sliced thin at the deli)
1 x 4 oz jar pimento (diced)
1 x 4 oz can green chiles (chopped)
½ cup sliced black olives

Directions

Mix cream cheese and dressing mix.
Spread on tortillas.
Next place some pimentos, chiles, and over the cream cheese layer.
Top with ham, turkey, and cheese.
Roll up tightly.
Cut each roll into about a 3-4 inch segment, depending on how big your tortillas are.
Category:Appetizer Recipes
Category:Sandwich Recipes
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Category:Cheese Recipes
Category:Cream cheese Recipes
Category:Ham Recipes
Category:Pimento Recipes
Category:Prepared salad dressing Recipes
Category:Turkey meat Recipes
Category:Pimento Recipes
Category:Chile pepper Recipes
Category:Tortilla Recipes

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

Cream cheese + cheesetop 2% of all pairs

Aroma overlapstrong

Mentioned together479 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
Cream cheese + ranchtop 4% of all pairs

Aroma overlapstrong

Mentioned together63 recipes

Shared aroma: gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy).
Cheese + olivetop 5% of all pairs

Aroma overlapstrong

Mentioned together3,530 recipes

Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).
Ranch + cheesetop 5% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together65 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).
Cream cheese + olivetop 6% of all pairs

Aroma overlapstrong

Mentioned together910 recipes

Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).