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Pea, Feta & Herb Fritters

These colourful fritters are a great way to sneak veg into the kids' diets

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Pea, Feta & Herb Fritters

Why it works: Chive and onion match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,907 recipes. Both carry decanal, which smells soap, orange peel. The science ↓

Pea, Feta & Herb Fritters

Serves 4

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1132Calories
43 gProtein
38 gFat
156 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Feta Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Cherry1 cup (138g)87
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Pea1/2 cup (72g)62
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Chive1 tbsp (3g)1
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)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. Chive + oniontop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,907 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  2. Flour + chivetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,168 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  3. Feta cheese + oniontop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,030 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl butyrate (apple, fruity).

  4. Peas + chivetop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together227 recipes

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

  5. Onion + cherry tomatotop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together21 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

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

Swap the cherry tomato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (flour, egg, milk, peas, feta cheese, chive, onion):

  1. Avocadofits better
  2. Pumpkinfits better
  3. Cherryfits better
  4. Cherry tomatothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against flour, egg, milk, peas, feta cheese, chive, onion. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.