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Best Ever Bruschetta!

"This is a fail proof version of bruschetta! They turn out so yummy, I can't keep them on the plate for more then 15 minutes. When I make this recipe, the pieces don't see the next day. No Complaints about this recipe!"

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Best Ever Bruschetta!

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 ↓

Best Ever Bruschetta!

8 servings
Prep25 min
Cook5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

419Calories
9 gProtein
32 gFat
29 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Olive1 large (4g)4
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

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

By allrecipes. 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. Basil + lemontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,823 recipes

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

  3. Basil + tomatotop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,979 recipes

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

  4. Garlic + olivetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  5. Garlic + tomatotop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together14,076 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

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

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (garlic, butter, basil, tomato, olive, lemon, honey):

  1. Thymefits better
  2. Oreganofits better
  3. Rosemaryfits better
  4. Clovethe original

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