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Apple Rings with Ginger, Lemon and Black Pepper Tahini Spread

This quick, healthy and energising snack can be made in seconds for when you need to grab and go.

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Why it works: Tahini and pepper work together. They rank in the top 20% of all ingredient pairs, and 196 recipes mention both. Both carry guaiacol, which smells smoky, sweet. The science ↓

The recipe

Serves 2
Prep30 min

Ingredients

Contains: sesame (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

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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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Tahini + peppertop 20% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together196 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  2. Honey + appletop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together567 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  3. Ginger + peppertop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together6,799 recipes

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

  4. Ginger + honeytop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together1,163 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  5. Ginger + appletop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,418 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