Name: Tzatziki Baked Tilapia
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 5-½ ounces, weight Greek Yogurt; ½ cups Grated Cucumber; 1 Tablespoon Fresh Dill, Chopped Finely; 1 stalk Green Onion (grated Finely); 1 whole Lemon (washed, Zest And Juice); ½ teaspoons Black Pepper; ½ teaspoons Sea Salt; 2 whole Fresh Tilapia Fillets (Can Also Use Frozen, Thaw First)

Why it works: Dill and lemon 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 ↓

Tzatziki Baked Tilapia

Serves 2

Prep5 min

Cook10 min

Ingredients

5-½ ounces, weight Greek Yogurt
½ cups Grated Cucumber
1 Tablespoon Fresh Dill, Chopped Finely
1 stalk Green Onion (grated Finely)
1 whole Lemon (washed, Zest And Juice)
½ teaspoons Black Pepper
½ teaspoons Sea Salt
2 whole Fresh Tilapia Fillets (Can Also Use Frozen, Thaw First)

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

310Calories

46 gProtein

4 gFat

26 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Tilapia	100g cooked	128
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Cucumber	1/2 cup sliced (52g)	16
Lemon	juice of 1 lemon (48ml)	12
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Dill	5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried	4
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	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.

Dill + lemontop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together976 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Cucumber + dilltop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together530 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Lemon + peppertop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together27,047 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).
Dill + peppertop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,630 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Cucumber + oniontop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together6,050 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

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

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

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