Name: Bell Pepper and Mint Lentil Hummus
Ingredients: 14 oz cooked lentils; 1 roasted red bell pepper; 3 tablespoons feta cheese; 2 tablespoons chopped mint leaves; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 3 cloves garlic, peeled; 2 teaspoons red pepper flakes; Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste.

Why it works: Olive and garlic are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 25,665 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Bell Pepper and Mint Lentil Hummus

Ingredients

14 oz cooked lentils
1 roasted red bell pepper
3 tablespoons feta cheese
2 tablespoons chopped mint leaves
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 cloves garlic, peeled
2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste.

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

398Calories

18 gProtein

24 gFat

31 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Lentil	1/2 cup cooked (99g)	115
Feta Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Red Bell Pepper	1 medium (119g)	31
Chili	1 tsp (2.7g)	8
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Mint	2 tbsp fresh (3g)	2
Salt	1 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 whatsgabycooking. 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.

Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together25,665 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Lentils + garlictop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together633 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Pepper + clovetop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together17,451 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).
Lentils + olivetop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together727 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Feta cheese + olivetop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,482 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 mint

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (lentils, pepper, feta cheese, olive, clove, garlic):

Cuminfits better
Oreganofits better
Turmericfits better
Mintthe original

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

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