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Pickled Baby Squash

By epicurious · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Pickled Baby Squash

Why it works: Dill and clove match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 187 recipes. Both carry cuminaldehyde, which smells Spicy, cumin. The science ↓

Pickled Baby Squash

Makes 1 quart

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

82Calories
1 gProtein
0 gFat
19 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Pumpkinnot 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 epicurious. 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. Dill + clovetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together187 recipes

    Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).

  2. Dill + garlictop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together943 recipes

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

  3. Garlic + clovetop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,368 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  4. Garlic + apple cider vinegartop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together344 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  5. Apple cider vinegar + sugartop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together455 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

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

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (dill, garlic, apple cider vinegar, sugar):

  1. Fennelfits better
  2. Corianderfits better
  3. Thymefits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against dill, garlic, apple cider vinegar, sugar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.