Name: Lamb, Lemon & Dill Souvlaki
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 6 min
Yield: Serves 4 as a main or 6 as part of a meze
Ingredients: 2 garlic cloves , finely chopped; 2 tsp sea salt; 4 tbsp olive oil; zest and juice 1 lemon; 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh dill; 700g lean lamb such as neck fillet or boneless leg, trimmed, then cut into large chunks; pitta bread or flatbread, to serve

Why it works: Lemon and dill 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 ↓

Lamb, Lemon & Dill Souvlaki

Serves 4 as a main or 6 as part of a meze

Prep20 min

Cook6 min

Ingredients

2 garlic cloves , finely chopped
2 tsp sea salt
4 tbsp olive oil
zest and juice 1 lemon
1 tbsp finely chopped fresh dill
700g lean lamb such as neck fillet or boneless leg, trimmed, then cut into large chunks
pitta bread or flatbread, to serve

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

888Calories

39 gProtein

36 gFat

100 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Lamb	100g cooked	294
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Lemon	juice of 1 lemon (48ml)	12
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Dill	5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried	4
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

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.

Lemon + dilltop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together976 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Garlic + olivetop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together25,665 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Olive + lemontop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together11,922 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Clove + dilltop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together187 recipes

Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).
Garlic + dilltop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together943 recipes

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

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 (garlic, olive, lemon, dill, lamb, bread):

Parsleyfits better
Thymefits better
Rosemaryfits better
Clovethe original

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

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