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Persian Cucumber and Yoghurt Dip

Try this cucumber, herb and garlic dip as a side dish or as part of a mezze-style meal.

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Why it works: Cucumber and dill 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 ↓

Persian Cucumber and Yoghurt Dip

Serves 4
Prep30 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

34Calories
1 gProtein
1 gFat
7 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Olive1 large (4g)4

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By bbcfood. 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. Cucumber + dilltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together530 recipes

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

  2. Garlic + olivetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Cucumber + garlictop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,556 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  4. Dill + peppertop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,630 recipes

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

  5. Cucumber + olivetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,611 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyl acetate (fruit).

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

Swap the dill

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cucumber, garlic, pepper, olive):

  1. Parsleyfits about as well
  2. Corianderfits about as well
  3. Oreganofits about as well
  4. Dillthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cucumber, garlic, pepper, olive. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.