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Marinated Figs with Prosciutto, Mozzarella & Basil

These cute bites are a sophisticated step up from the old favourite of cheese and pineapple on sticks

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Why it works: Basil and prosciutto work together. They rank in the top 14% of all ingredient pairs, and 134 recipes mention both. Both carry 1-octen-3-ol, which smells mushroom, earthy. The science ↓

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Makes 16

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

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

  1. Basil + prosciuttotop 14% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together134 recipes

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

  2. Red wine + vinegartop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together569 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

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

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

  4. Fig + red winetop 7% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together17 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  5. Basil + red winetop 8% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together251 recipes

    Shared aroma: damascenone (apple, rose).

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