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Gremolata Couscous-stuffed Peppers

This wholesome, Moroccan-style veggie dish is filled with flavour - make double and take for your lunch

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Gremolata Couscous-stuffed Peppers

Why it works: Lemon and parsley 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 ↓

Gremolata Couscous-stuffed Peppers

Serves 2
Prep15 min
Cook40 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

610Calories
27 gProtein
15 gFat
97 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Couscous1 cup cooked (157g)176
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
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. Lemon + parsleytop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14,037 recipes

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

  2. Garlic + tomatotop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together14,076 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  3. Garlic + parsleytop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9,308 recipes

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

  4. Clove + parsleytop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,768 recipes

    Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).

  5. Honey + yogurttop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together660 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity).

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 (honey, lemon, garlic, clove, parsley, yogurt, tomato):

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

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