Name: Truffled Parsnip & Parmesan Bruschetta
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: Makes 12
Ingredients: 1 mini ciabatta or panini roll, cut into 12 x ½cm slices; 1 garlic clove , halved; 50g butter; 3 large parsnips , halved and quartered, cored and cut into 1cm cubes; 1 tsp truffle oil , plus more to serve if you like; 2 tbsp olive oil , plus more to serve; handful rocket leaves; 50g Parmesan (or vegetarian alternative) shavings

Why it works: Garlic and olive are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 25,665 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Truffled Parsnip & Parmesan Bruschetta

Makes 12

Prep10 min

Cook25 min

Ingredients

1 mini ciabatta or panini roll, cut into 12 x ½cm slices
1 garlic clove , halved
50g butter
3 large parsnips , halved and quartered, cored and cut into 1cm cubes
1 tsp truffle oil , plus more to serve if you like
2 tbsp olive oil , plus more to serve
handful rocket leaves
50g Parmesan (or vegetarian alternative) shavings

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

397Calories

11 gProtein

33 gFat

17 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Parmesan Cheese	1 oz (28g)	110
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Parsnip	1/2 cup (78g)	55
Clove	1 tsp ground (2g)	7
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Truffle	not in our table	0

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.

Garlic + olivetop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together25,665 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Clove + parsniptop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together306 recipes

Shared aroma: myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).
Garlic + parsniptop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together350 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Garlic + clovetop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together11,368 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Clove + olivetop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together5,866 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

Swap the parsnip

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (garlic, clove, butter, truffle, olive):

Chivefits better
Tomatofits better
Shallotfits better
Parsnipthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against garlic, clove, butter, truffle, olive. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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