Name: Zucchini in Bloom with Oil
Ingredients: 1 3/4 lbs/750 g zuchini in bloom,; 5 large tomatoes,; 1 onion,; 1 teaspoon mixed chopped parsley and dill,; 2 tablespoons oil,; 1 garlic clove,; 1/4 teaspoon sugar,; salt

Why it works: Parsley and dill match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 669 recipes. Both carry p-mentha-1,3,8-triene, which smells camphor, herbal. The science ↓

Zucchini in Bloom with Oil

Ingredients

Directions

Fry the chopped onion in oil.
Add zucchini, peeled, seeded and sliced tomatoes, chopped parsley and dill, finely chopped garlic, sugar and salt.
Simmer, covered, until the liquid is reduced and the zucchini are done.
Serve hot or cold.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

250Calories

3 gProtein

14 gFat

31 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Clove	1 tsp ground (2g)	7
Dill	5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried	4
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Parsley	1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)	1
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.

Recipe from the Recipes Wiki (Fandom).

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

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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.

Parsley + dilltop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together669 recipes

Shared aroma: p-mentha-1,3,8-triene (camphor, herbal).
Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together29,058 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
Tomato + garlictop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together14,076 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
Parsley + garlictop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together9,308 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Parsley + clovetop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together6,768 recipes

Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).

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

What each ingredient does

Zucchini (in the method): Forms the bulk of the dish and becomes tender as it simmers in its own liquid.
Tomatoes: Release juice that forms the sauce, adding moisture and acidity as they cook down.
Onion: Softens in the oil to build a sweet, savoury base for the dish.
Oil: Carries the flavour of the onion and garlic and adds richness to the sauce.

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (tomato, onion, parsley, dill, garlic, sugar):

Cuminfits better
Thymefits better
Fennelfits better
Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against tomato, onion, parsley, dill, garlic, sugar. 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.