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Grilled Cumin-Lime Zucchini Quesadilla

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By naturallyella · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Grilled Cumin-Lime Zucchini Quesadilla

Why it works: Cumin and lime match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,216 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Grilled Cumin-Lime Zucchini Quesadilla

Serves 2
Prep10 min
Cook15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

443Calories
11 gProtein
24 gFat
50 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Tortilla1 medium flour (45g)140
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Wheatnot 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. Cumin + limetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,216 recipes

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

  2. Olive + wheattop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,100 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

  3. Olive + cumintop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,853 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  4. Olive + mozzarella cheesetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,773 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

  5. Cumin + wheattop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together153 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

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

Swap the lime

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, cumin, honey, mozzarella cheese, wheat):

  1. Avocadofits better
  2. Figfits about as well
  3. Limethe original
  4. Cherryfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, cumin, honey, mozzarella cheese, wheat. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.