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Stuffed Zucchini Flowers

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By naturallyella · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Stuffed Zucchini Flowers

Why it works: Cream cheese and mozzarella cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 137 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Stuffed Zucchini Flowers

Serves 8
Prep10 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

853Calories
38 gProtein
30 gFat
105 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
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Flowernot 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.

By naturallyella. 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.

  1. Cream cheese + mozzarella cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together137 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  2. Mozzarella cheese + parmesan cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,093 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  3. Cream cheese + parmesan cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together311 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  4. Garlic + peppertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,090 recipes

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

  5. Parmesan cheese + peppertop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,322 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

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

Swap the garlic

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cream cheese, mozzarella cheese, egg, parmesan cheese, pepper):

  1. Basilfits better
  2. Dillfits about as well
  3. Oreganofits about as well
  4. Garlicthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cream cheese, mozzarella cheese, egg, parmesan cheese, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.