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Low-Cal Zucchini Pancakes with Low-Fat Basil Dressing

"I am a believer that you do not have to compromise taste to eat well. I came up with this recipe from leftover veggies in my fridge. Enjoy!!"

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 13 ingredients
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Low-Cal Zucchini Pancakes with Low-Fat Basil Dressing

Why it works: Onion and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,058 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓

Low-Cal Zucchini Pancakes with Low-Fat Basil Dressing

6 patties
Prep20 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

607Calories
21 gProtein
7 gFat
113 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 9 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1
Beannot in our table0
Soupnot in our table0
Waternot 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 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. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  2. Garlic + basiltop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,805 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Carrot + basiltop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,113 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

  4. Onion + carrottop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together21,601 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  5. Carrot + garlictop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,930 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

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

Swap the basil

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (onion, carrot, flour, egg, garlic):

  1. Parsleyfits better
  2. Cuminfits better
  3. Turmericfits better
  4. Basilthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against onion, carrot, flour, egg, garlic. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.