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Watermelon, Manchego and Serrano Ham Skewers

Here, sweet watermelon is matched with sharp Manchego cheese and salty, meaty serrano ham. Assembled together into bite-size morsels and finished with piquant black pepper, the ingredients mingle to create simple yet bold appetite sparkers.

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Watermelon, Manchego and Serrano Ham Skewers

Why it works: Manchego and cheese work together. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 93 recipes. Both carry delta-decalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓

Watermelon, Manchego and Serrano Ham Skewers

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

526Calories
35 gProtein
37 gFat
13 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 6 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pork100g cooked242
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Watermelon1 cup diced (152g)46
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Manchegonot 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 williamssonoma. 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. Manchego + cheesetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together93 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).

  2. Manchego + olivetop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together75 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl butyrate (apple, fruity).

  3. Pepper + olivetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together30,263 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  4. Cheese + olivetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,802 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

  5. Ham + cheesetop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together303 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).

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