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Watermelon with Mint Zabaglione

A favorite summer fruit, watermelon takes on an unexpected flavor profile when grilled. Mint-flavored zabaglione transforms the fruit from a backyard barbecue staple into a dressed-up southern Italian showstopper. At the height of the season, substitute honeydew melon or cantaloupe for the watermelon.

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Watermelon with Mint Zabaglione

Why it works: Mint and lime match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 846 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Watermelon with Mint Zabaglione

Serves 6.

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

209Calories
8 gProtein
6 gFat
29 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 8 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Watermelon1 cup diced (152g)46
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Peppermintnot in our table0
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 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. Mint + limetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together846 recipes

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

  2. Wine + minttop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together442 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Egg + sugartop 21% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together122,807 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  4. Wine + limetop 22% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together438 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  5. Sugar + limetop 29% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together3,332 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-penten-3-one (fish, pungent).

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 (egg, sugar, wine, mint):

  1. Lemonfits better
  2. Raspberryfits better
  3. Vanillafits better
  4. Limethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against egg, sugar, wine, mint. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.