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Sinful Spuds

A dish of boiled new potatoes stuffed with a feta, pine nut, olive, and currant mixture.

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Why it works: Lemon and oregano match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 784 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Sinful Spuds

Time10 to 15 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Cook the potatoes

  1. Cut thin slice off top and bottom of each potato.

  2. Cut each potato crosswise in half.

  3. In large saucepan, combine potatoes with salted cold water to cover.

  4. Bring to a boil.

  5. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until potatoes are tender when pierced with fork, 10 to 15 minutes. Be careful not to overcook.

  6. Drain and set aside to cool.

Make the feta filling

  1. Meanwhile, in small bowl, crumble feta with fork.

  2. Add pine nuts, olives, oil, currants, lemon peel, oregano and pepper. Mix well.

  3. The feta mixture can be made up to 2 days ahead and refrigerated, but don't add pine nuts until the last minute.

  4. Bring the mixture to room temperature before stuffing potatoes.

Assemble and serve

  1. To assemble, with spoon or melon baller, scoop out center from each potato half.

  2. Fill each with heaping teaspoon feta mixture.

  3. The potatoes can be stuffed up to 4 hours in advance.

  4. Garnish with parsley.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

674Calories
17 gProtein
43 gFat
64 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pine Nut1 oz (28g)191
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Feta Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
Olive1 large (4g)4
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

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 + oreganotop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together784 recipes

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

  2. Pine + lemontop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together480 recipes

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

  3. Pine + oreganotop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together56 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  4. Pine + olivetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,062 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  5. Olive + oreganotop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,443 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-hexenal (green, leafy).

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

What each ingredient does

New potatoes
Provide a tender, mild base that holds the filling in a hollowed shell.
Feta cheese
Adds salty, tangy richness that contrasts with the sweet currants and mild potato.
Pine nuts
Add toasted, buttery crunch to the soft filling.
Green olives
Contribute briny, savoury bite that balances the feta's richness.
Extra-virgin olive oil
Adds fat and moisture so the feta filling stays spreadable and rich.

The step that matters

Cook the potatoes only until tender. Overcooked potatoes turn mushy and break when scooped, so they lose their shape and cannot hold the filling neatly.

Swap the currant

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (potato, feta cheese, pine, nuts, olive, lemon, oregano):

  1. Limefits better
  2. Avocadofits better
  3. Cherryfits better
  4. Currantthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against potato, feta cheese, pine, nuts, olive, lemon, oregano. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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