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Parma Ham & Peach Plates

Take a trip to the deli to make this easy but impressive summer starter for two

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Parma Ham & Peach Plates

Why it works: Olive and chervil match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 395 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

Parma Ham & Peach Plates

Serves 2

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

530Calories
38 gProtein
35 gFat
15 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pork100g cooked242
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Peach1 medium (150g)59
Chervilnot 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. Olive + cherviltop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together395 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  2. Peach + olivetop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together275 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenol (green, grassy).

  3. Peach + cherviltop 23% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Ham + olivetop 23% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together284 recipes

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

  5. Ham + cherviltop 29% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together54 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyraldehyde (malty, chocolate).

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

Swap the peach

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (ham, olive, chervil):

  1. Lemonfits better
  2. Avocadofits better
  3. Limefits better
  4. Peachthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against ham, olive, chervil. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.