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Quick and Easy Smoked Oysters Party Appetizer

This recipe is fun, easy and the presentation is perfect for a dinner party. Paleo, AIP and gluten-free.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Quick and Easy Smoked Oysters Party Appetizer

Why it works: Lemon and dill match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 976 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Quick and Easy Smoked Oysters Party Appetizer

Serves 5
Prep10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

140Calories
12 gProtein
3 gFat
19 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Oyster6 medium (84g)81
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2

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. Lemon + dilltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together976 recipes

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

  2. Carrot + dilltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together321 recipes

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

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

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

  4. Ginger + carrottop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,377 recipes

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

  5. Lemon + gingertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,154 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 ginger

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cucumber, oyster, lemon, carrot, dill):

  1. Parsleyfits better
  2. Tarragonfits better
  3. Celeryfits better
  4. Gingerthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cucumber, oyster, lemon, carrot, dill. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.