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Grilled Cucumbers with a Creamy Pickled Feta Dip

If you love pickles, you will go crazy for this recipe!

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 13 ingredients
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Grilled Cucumbers with a Creamy Pickled Feta Dip

Why it works: Dill and cucumber match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 530 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Grilled Cucumbers with a Creamy Pickled Feta Dip

Serves 6
Prep35 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

415Calories
25 gProtein
24 gFat
26 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Feta Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Waternot 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 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. Dill + cucumbertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together530 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  2. Garlic + cucumbertop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,556 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Vinegar + cucumbertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,734 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyl acetate (fruit).

  4. Clove + dilltop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together187 recipes

    Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).

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

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

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 (vinegar, sugar, feta cheese, yogurt, dill, garlic, cucumber):

  1. Corianderfits better
  2. Peppermintfits better
  3. Oreganofits better
  4. Clovethe original

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