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Crostini - Prosciutto, Figs & Mint

By jamieoliver · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Why it works: Fig and prosciutto work together. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and 46 recipes mention both. Both carry 1-octen-3-ol, which smells mushroom, earthy. The science ↓

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Serves 12

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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.

  1. Fig + prosciuttotop 6% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together46 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  2. Mint + peppertop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together2,372 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  3. Olive + vinegartop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together10,843 recipes

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).

  4. Mint + olivetop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together2,054 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  5. Fig + olivetop 6% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together190 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

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