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Shrimp Phyllo Cups with Dill Pesto and FetaMini Shrimp Phyllo Cups with Dill Pesto and FetaDill-Almond Pesto

By biggirlssmallkitchen · From Open Recipes · 13 ingredients
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Why it works: Dill and lemon 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 ↓

Shrimp Phyllo Cups with Dill Pesto and FetaMini Shrimp Phyllo Cups with Dill Pesto and FetaDill-Almond Pesto

Makes 30 bitesMakes about 1 cup

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

427Calories
34 gProtein
24 gFat
23 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Feta Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Shrimp100g cooked99
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Spinach1 cup raw (30g)7
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Waternot 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 biggirlssmallkitchen. 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. Dill + lemontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together976 recipes

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

  2. Garlic + spinachtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,435 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Almond + raisintop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,781 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonanone (fruity, floral).

  4. Almond + spinachtop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together352 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

  5. Dill + spinachtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together115 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).

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

Swap the raisin

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (shrimp, dill, almond, lemon, garlic, clove, spinach):

  1. Limefits better
  2. Avocadofits better
  3. Orangefits better
  4. Raisinthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against shrimp, dill, almond, lemon, garlic, clove, spinach. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.