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Cherry Pepper Poppers

"Fresh Hot cherry peppers stuffed with prosciutto and provolone cheese then soaked in olive oil."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Cherry Pepper Poppers

Why it works: Olive and cherry match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,889 recipes. Both carry 2-methylbutyl acetate, which smells fruit. The science ↓

Cherry Pepper Poppers

12 stuffed peppers
Prep25 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

312Calories
9 gProtein
21 gFat
24 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Provolone Cheese1 oz (28g)100
Cherry1 cup (138g)87
Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
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.

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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 + cherrytop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,889 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyl acetate (fruit).

  2. Cherry + peppertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,336 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  3. Provolone cheese + prosciuttotop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together32 recipes

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

  4. Olive + peppertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together30,263 recipes

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

  5. Olive + provolone cheesetop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together221 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

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

Swap the cherry

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, pepper, provolone cheese, prosciutto):

  1. Avocadofits about as well
  2. Plumfits about as well
  3. Lemonfits about as well
  4. Cherrythe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, pepper, provolone cheese, prosciutto. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.