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Cucumber and Cumin Yogurt Relish Recipe

Serve this tzatziki-like condiment atop grilled meats such as our Middle Eastern Lamb Burgers or in a pita with falafel.Game plan: To crush the coriander seeds...

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Cucumber and Cumin Yogurt Relish Recipe

Why it works: Coriander and cumin match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,866 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Cucumber and Cumin Yogurt Relish Recipe

2 cups

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

214Calories
19 gProtein
2 gFat
27 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 13 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Cayenne1 tsp (1.8g)6
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Peppermintnot in our table0
Coriandernot in our table0
Seednot 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 chow. 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. Coriander + cumintop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,866 recipes

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

  2. Parsley + cumintop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together821 recipes

    Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).

  3. Parsley + coriandertop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,062 recipes

    Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).

  4. Cucumber + coriandertop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together875 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  5. Mint + coriandertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together940 recipes

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

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

Swap the parsley

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cucumber, yogurt, white wine, mint, sugar, coriander, cumin):

  1. Cardamomfits better
  2. Turmericfits better
  3. Fennelfits better
  4. Parsleythe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cucumber, yogurt, white wine, mint, sugar, coriander, cumin. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.