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Lighter Ravioli Italian Style

Ravioli Pasta with a simple homemade Pesto sauce accompanied with tomatoes and mushrooms. A lighter but filling alternative pasta dish for lunch or dinner.

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Lighter Ravioli Italian Style

Why it works: Tomato and olive are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 15,539 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Lighter Ravioli Italian Style

Serves 4

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

493Calories
27 gProtein
40 gFat
9 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 10 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Gruyere Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1
Raviolinot in our table0
Chestnutnot in our table0
Rocket Saladnot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By bbcgoodfood. 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. Tomato + olivetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,539 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  2. Tomato + basiltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,979 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  3. Basil + olivetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,063 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  4. Mushroom + olivetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,571 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

  5. Tomato + mushroomtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,719 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

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

Swap the rocket salad

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (tomato, mushroom, chestnut, basil, olive, cheese):

  1. Thymefits better
  2. Garlicfits better
  3. Oreganofits better
  4. Rocket saladthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against tomato, mushroom, chestnut, basil, olive, cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.