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Grilling: Zucchini with Parmesan and Garlic Chili Oil

By seriouseats · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Grilling: Zucchini with Parmesan and Garlic Chili Oil

Why it works: Olive and parmesan cheese are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 10% of all ingredient pairs, and 4,233 recipes mention both. Both carry ethyl isobutyrate, which smells fruity, ethereal. The science ↓

Grilling: Zucchini with Parmesan and Garlic Chili Oil

4 as a side
Prep25 min
Cook45 min

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Olive + parmesan cheesetop 10% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together4,233 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  2. Olive + peppertop 11% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together30,263 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  3. Pepper + parmesan cheesetop 14% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned 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