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Burnt Eggplant & Yogurt Dip

This dip is truly delicious and kind of fun to make. It is very similar to a baba ganoush, but only without the tahini.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Burnt Eggplant & Yogurt Dip

Why it works: Lemon and parsley match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 14,037 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Burnt Eggplant & Yogurt Dip

Serves 2
Prep25 min
Cook25 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

401Calories
20 gProtein
16 gFat
51 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Pomegranate1/2 cup seeds (87g)72
Molasses1 tbsp (20g)58
Eggplant1 cup cubed (82g)35
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1

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. Lemon + parsleytop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14,037 recipes

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

  2. Eggplant + pomegranatetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  3. Eggplant + olivetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together943 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  4. Pomegranate + parsleytop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together83 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  5. Eggplant + parsleytop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together328 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

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

Swap the lemon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (eggplant, yogurt, olive, pomegranate, molasses, parsley, clove):

  1. Limefits better
  2. Avocadofits about as well
  3. Cherryfits about as well
  4. Lemonthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against eggplant, yogurt, olive, pomegranate, molasses, parsley, clove. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.