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Grilled Poblano Pepper and Mango Quesadillas

"We developed this recipe after trying a similar appetizer at a restaurant in Austin, TX. Depending on the peppers, these quesadillas can be mild and fruity or spicy hot."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Why it works: Mango and pepper match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and 471 recipes mention both. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

The recipe

8 servings
Prep15 min
Cook40 min

Ingredients

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

Directions

Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.

  1. Let the cream cheese soften at room temperature if needed. In a bowl, mix the cream cheese with the diced mango and minced poblano pepper until evenly combined.

  2. Heat a grill to medium, about 350°F (177°C), and oil the grates lightly.

  3. Spread about 1/8 of the cream cheese mixture over one side of a tortilla, leaving a border, then top with a second tortilla to make a quesadilla. Repeat with the remaining tortillas to make 8 quesadillas.

  4. Brush the outside of each quesadilla on both sides with melted butter.

  5. Grill the quesadillas in batches for 3 to 4 minutes per side, until the tortillas are golden brown and crisp and the filling is warm.

  6. Transfer the quesadillas to a cutting board, rest for 2 minutes, then cut each into wedges and serve warm.

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

  1. Mango + peppertop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together471 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  2. Cream cheese + buttertop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together2,746 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  3. Flour + buttertop 6% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together122,858 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  4. Mango + buttertop 8% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together277 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,6-nonadienal (cucumber, green).

  5. Cream cheese + mangotop 8% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together39 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

Flour and butter share little aroma chemistry, yet 122,858 recipes mention both: they likely work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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