Name: Grilled Watermelon with Feta, Jalapeños and Honey
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 whole 1-inch Thick Sliced Rounds From A Baby Watermelon; ½ Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil; ½ whole Lime, Juiced; 1 pinch Kosher Salt; 1 pinch Fresh Ground Pepper; 1 whole Very Small Jalapeño, Thinly Sliced Into Rounds (feel Free To Seed The Jalapeño If You're Not Into Spicy); 3 Tablespoons Fresh Cilantro Leaves; 2 ounces, weight Crumbled Feta Cheese; 2 teaspoons Honey

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 Watermelon with Feta, Jalapeños and Honey

Serves 4

Prep10 min

Cook5 min

Ingredients

2 whole 1-inch Thick Sliced Rounds From A Baby Watermelon
½ Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
½ whole Lime, Juiced
1 pinch Kosher Salt
1 pinch Fresh Ground Pepper
1 whole Very Small Jalapeño, Thinly Sliced Into Rounds (feel Free To Seed The Jalapeño If You're Not Into Spicy)
3 Tablespoons Fresh Cilantro Leaves
2 ounces, weight Crumbled Feta Cheese
2 teaspoons Honey

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

360Calories

9 gProtein

23 gFat

34 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Feta Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Honey	1 tbsp (21g)	64
Watermelon	1 cup diced (152g)	46
Lime	juice of 1 lime (44ml)	11
Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Cilantro	1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)	1
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Seed	not in our table	0

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.

Lime + peppertop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,491 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Olive + feta cheesetop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,482 recipes

Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).
Olive + limetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,621 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Olive + peppertop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together30,263 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Feta cheese + honeytop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together102 recipes

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

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

Swap the lime

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, pepper, feta cheese, honey):

Grapefits about as well
Limethe original
Cherryfits about as well
Lemonfits about as well

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

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