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Feta & Pepper Quinoa Balls with Lemon & Dill Aïoli

A new way to eat healthy, protein-packed quinoa in this zesty salad with feta and a light mayonnaise dressing

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Feta & Pepper Quinoa Balls with Lemon & Dill Aïoli

Why it works: Lemon and dill match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 976 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Feta & Pepper Quinoa Balls with Lemon & Dill Aïoli

Serves 4

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

763Calories
27 gProtein
52 gFat
53 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 12 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Quinoa1 cup cooked (185g)222
Pine Nut1 oz (28g)191
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Feta Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Peppermintnot in our table0
Seednot in our table0
Saladnot 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 bbcgoodfood. 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 + dilltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together976 recipes

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

  2. Quinoa + pinetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together31 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  3. Pepper + lemontop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together27,047 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  4. Pine + lemontop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together480 recipes

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

  5. Lemon + minttop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,998 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 nuts

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (quinoa, olive, pepper, pine, lemon, dill, mint):

  1. Chickpeafits better
  2. Lentilsfits better
  3. Pistachiofits better
  4. Nutsthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against quinoa, olive, pepper, pine, lemon, dill, mint. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.