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Lemon Pesto Zucchini Sandwich

A hearty, hot, zucchini sandwich topped with a lemon-infused pesto and mayonnaise mixture.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Lemon Pesto Zucchini Sandwich

Why it works: Garlic and onion 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 ↓

Lemon Pesto Zucchini Sandwich

Serves 1
Prep12 min
Cook15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

422Calories
20 gProtein
27 gFat
28 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Vegetable1 tbsp (14g)120
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1
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 tastykitchen. 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. Garlic + oniontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  2. Basil + lemontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,823 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  3. Lemon + peppertop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together27,047 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  4. Basil + garlictop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,805 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  5. Basil + peppertop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,294 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

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

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (basil, garlic, parmesan cheese, lemon, pepper):

  1. Spinachfits better
  2. Tomatofits better
  3. Broccolifits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against basil, garlic, parmesan cheese, lemon, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.