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Zucchini Wrapped in Tortillas

"Here's what I do with the wonderful zucchini in summer. Don't be daunted by the list of ingredients. Its long because of the various added spices, which give the dish a wonderful flavor. The actual procedure is quite simple."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 14 ingredients
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Zucchini Wrapped in Tortillas

Why it works: Clove and cinnamon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 14,189 recipes. Both carry ethyl cinnamate, which smells sweet, balsamic. The science ↓

Zucchini Wrapped in Tortillas

4 wraps
Prep20 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

915Calories
37 gProtein
21 gFat
147 gCarbs

Counts 15 of 16 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 15 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Tortilla1 medium flour (45g)140
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Cloves1 tsp ground (2g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Chives1 tbsp (3g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Seednot 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. Clove + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14,189 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).

  2. Ginger + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,380 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  3. Ginger + clovetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,038 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  4. Cumin + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,103 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).

  5. Cumin + gingertop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,733 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

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

Swap the mustard

The recipe marks mustard as optional. How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cumin, onion, ginger, pepper, clove, cinnamon, flour):

  1. Carrotfits better
  2. Parsnipfits better
  3. Capsicumfits better
  4. Mustardthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cumin, onion, ginger, pepper, clove, cinnamon, flour. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.