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Halloumi with Chilli

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By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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Why it works: Olive and lemon are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 11,922 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Halloumi with Chilli

Serves 2

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

241Calories
8 gProtein
23 gFat
5 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Halloumi1 oz (28g)110
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12

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. Olive + lemontop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,922 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  2. Olive + halloumitop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together89 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl butyrate (apple, fruity).

  3. Halloumi + lemontop 20% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together48 recipes

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

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

Swap the lemon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, halloumi):

  1. Lemonthe original
  2. Cherryfits about as well
  3. Figfits less well
  4. Plumfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, halloumi. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.