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Spicy Kebabs with Olive Tapenade

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Why it works: Lemon and parsley match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 14,037 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Spicy Kebabs with Olive Tapenade

Serves 1
Prep30 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

617Calories
16 gProtein
42 gFat
52 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Sausage100g cooked301
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cherry1 cup (138g)87
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Olive1 large (4g)4
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By bbcfood. 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. Lemon + parsleytop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14,037 recipes

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

  2. Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Garlic + parsleytop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9,308 recipes

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

  4. Cherry tomato + garlictop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together12 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

  5. Mustard + garlictop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,053 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

Swap the cherry tomato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (lemon, honey, mustard, olive, garlic, parsley):

  1. Limefits better
  2. Avocadofits better
  3. Orangefits better
  4. Cherry tomatothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against lemon, honey, mustard, olive, garlic, parsley. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.