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Halloumi Skewers with Parsley & Lemon Salsa

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By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Halloumi Skewers with Parsley & Lemon Salsa

Why it works: Parsley and lemon 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 ↓

Halloumi Skewers with Parsley & Lemon Salsa

Makes 32
Prep30 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

408Calories
16 gProtein
33 gFat
16 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Halloumi1 oz (28g)110
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Olive1 large (4g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Capers1 tbsp (9g) drained2
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 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. Parsley + lemontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14,037 recipes

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

  2. Parsley + caperstop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,550 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Olive + caperstop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,688 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Capers + lemontop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,222 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  5. Olive + parsleytop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9,649 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

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 (halloumi, cheese, olive, parsley, capers, red wine, vinegar):

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

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