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Grilled Corn and Zucchini Salad with Poblano, Feta, and Honey Lime Dressing

Grilled corn and zucchini salad with poblano, feta, and honey lime dressing.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Grilled Corn and Zucchini Salad with Poblano, Feta, and Honey Lime Dressing

Why it works: Lime and pepper match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,491 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Grilled Corn and Zucchini Salad with Poblano, Feta, and Honey Lime Dressing

Serves 6
Prep10 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

419Calories
12 gProtein
25 gFat
46 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Feta Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Corn1/2 cup kernels (82g)77
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Cilantro1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)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. Lime + peppertop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,491 recipes

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

  2. Clove + peppertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together17,451 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  3. Lime + corntop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together773 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  4. Olive + feta cheesetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,482 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

  5. Lime + clovetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together909 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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 (lime, olive, honey, corn, pepper, feta cheese):

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

Fit is the average pairing score against lime, olive, honey, corn, pepper, feta cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.