Name: Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Mustard-Dill Sauce
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Ingredients: 1/2 cup white balsamic vinegar; 2 tablespoons plus 1/2 cup chopped fresh dill; 2 medium zucchini (10 ounces), cut into 1/8-inch-thick rounds; 1/4 cup Dijon mustard; 1 tablespoon honey; 1 1-pound pork tenderloin

Why it works: Dill and mustard match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 560 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Mustard-Dill Sauce

Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

1/2 cup white balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons plus 1/2 cup chopped fresh dill
2 medium zucchini (10 ounces), cut into 1/8-inch-thick rounds
1/4 cup Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon honey
1 1-pound pork tenderloin

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

332Calories

28 gProtein

14 gFat

22 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Pork	100g cooked	242
Honey	1 tbsp (21g)	64
Cucumber	1/2 cup sliced (52g)	16
Dill	5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried	4
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Mustard	1 tsp (5g) yellow	3

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.

Dill + mustardtop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together560 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Vinegar + mustardtop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together14,067 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Vinegar + honeytop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,586 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
Vinegar + dilltop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together659 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Mustard + porktop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,445 recipes

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

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 (vinegar, mustard, honey, pork):

Thymefits better
Tarragonfits better
Garlicfits about as well
Dillthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against vinegar, mustard, honey, pork. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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