Name: Ricotta Crostini with Sautéed Nettles Recipe
Yield: 25 to 30 pieces
Ingredients: 1 baguette, sliced on the bias into 1/4-inch-thick pieces; 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling; Salt; Freshly ground black pepper; 1 cup; , coarsely chopped

Why it works: Olive and pepper are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and 30,263 recipes mention both. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Ricotta Crostini with Sautéed Nettles Recipe

25 to 30 pieces

Ingredients

1 baguette, sliced on the bias into 1/4-inch-thick pieces
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 cup
, coarsely chopped

Directions

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By chow. 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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

Olive + peppertop 11% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together30,263 recipes

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

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