Name: Caponata with Prosciutto-wrapped Scallops and Bruschetta
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 2
Ingredients: 5 tbsp olive oil; 1 medium aubergine; 1 small onion; 1 garlic; 1 stick of celery; 1 tsp dried oregano; 1 x 200g/7oz can cherry tomatoes; 1 tbsp salted capers; 5 large green olives; 2 tbsp herb- or fruit-infused vinegar or balsamic vinegar; 1 tbsp pine nuts; 8 basil; 1-2 thick slices ciabatta; 1 garlic; 1-2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 3-4 king scallops; 3-4 slices prosciutto; 1 tbsp olive oil

Why it works: Onion and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,058 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓

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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.

Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together29,058 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
Garlic + oreganotop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,756 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together25,665 recipes

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

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,688 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Oregano + caperstop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together133 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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

Swap the cherry tomato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, onion, garlic, celery, oregano, capers, vinegar):

Avocadofits better
Limefits better
Lemonfits better
Cherry tomatothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, onion, garlic, celery, oregano, capers, vinegar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Pine Nut	1 oz (28g)	191
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Shrimp	100g cooked	99
Cherry	1 cup (138g)	87
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Celery	1 stalk (40g)	6
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Oregano	1 tsp dried (1.8g)	5
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Olive	1 large (4g)	4
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Capers	1 tbsp (9g) drained	2
Basil	5 leaves fresh (2.5g)	1
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

Caponata with Prosciutto-wrapped Scallops and Bruschetta