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Tangy Pepper Relish

A relish made from coarsely chopped red and green peppers, garlic, vinegar, oil, sugar, salt, pepper, basil, and hot sauce.

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Why it works: Garlic and basil are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,805 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Tangy Pepper Relish

Timeseveral hours or overnight

Ingredients

Directions

  1. In a large bowl combine the red and green pepper with the remaining ingredients and mix well.

  2. Pack the mixture into a jar and refrigerate for several hours or overnight.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

221Calories
2 gProtein
14 gFat
23 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Saladnot in our table0

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. Garlic + basiltop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,805 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  2. Pepper + basiltop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,294 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

  3. Clove + basiltop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,437 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  4. Pepper + clovetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together17,451 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  5. Pepper + garlictop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,090 recipes

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

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

What each ingredient does

Red pepper
Provides the bulk and fresh, sweet pepper flavor of the relish.
Green pepper
Adds crisp texture and a grassy, slightly bitter note against the sweeter red pepper.
White vinegar
Adds acidity that sharpens the flavor and helps keep the relish tangy.
Salad oil
Adds fat and moisture, coating the vegetables and softening their sharp edges.
Sugar
Adds sweetness that balances the vinegar and salt.
Garlic
Adds pungent aroma that mellows as the relish chills.

The step that matters

Refrigerate for several hours or overnight. The vegetables need time to soak in the vinegar, oil and seasonings. Chilling lets the flavors blend and mellow, so serving too soon gives a sharper, less rounded relish.

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pepper, garlic, vinegar, sugar, basil, sauce):

  1. Tarragonfits better
  2. Oreganofits better
  3. Marjoramfits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pepper, garlic, vinegar, sugar, basil, sauce. 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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