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Grilled Shrimp and Corn with Creamy Lime Vinaigrette

By aspicyperspective · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Grilled Shrimp and Corn with Creamy Lime Vinaigrette

Why it works: Lime and pepper match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,491 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Grilled Shrimp and Corn with Creamy Lime Vinaigrette

4-6 servings
Prep15 min
Cook14 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

484Calories
45 gProtein
16 gFat
47 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Shrimp100g cooked99
Corn1/2 cup kernels (82g)77
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Black 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.

By aspicyperspective. 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. Lime + peppertop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,491 recipes

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

  2. Corn + limetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together773 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  3. Yogurt + honeytop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together660 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity).

  4. Olive + yogurttop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,920 recipes

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).

  5. Lime + olivetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,621 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

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

Swap the lime

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (shrimp, corn, olive, yogurt, honey, pepper):

  1. Limethe original
  2. Mangofits about as well
  3. Avocadofits less well
  4. Cherryfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against shrimp, corn, olive, yogurt, honey, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.