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Griddled Aubergines with Yogurt & Mint

Makes a great starter, accompaniment to grilled meats, or ciabatta filling

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Griddled Aubergines with Yogurt & Mint

Why it works: Olive and garlic are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 25,665 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Griddled Aubergines with Yogurt & Mint

Serves 4
Prep10 min
Cook50 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

235Calories
18 gProtein
14 gFat
11 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Peppermintnot 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. Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  2. Lemon + minttop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,998 recipes

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

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

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

  4. Olive + yogurttop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,920 recipes

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).

  5. Clove + minttop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together576 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, yogurt, lemon, garlic, mint):

  1. Corianderfits better
  2. Parsleyfits better
  3. Dillfits better
  4. Clovethe original

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