Name: Shredded Turkey Quesadillas
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: Serves 2
Ingredients: ½ small red onion , finely chopped; ½ small bunch coriander , chopped; 1 red chilli , finely chopped; 2 tomatoes , chopped; 150g cooked turkey , shredded; 100g mozzarella , cheddar or a mix of the two, grated; 4 flour tortillas

Why it works: Coriander and tomato are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,967 recipes. Both carry trans-2-decenal, which smells waxy, orange. The science ↓

Shredded Turkey Quesadillas

Serves 2

Prep5 min

Cook15 min

Ingredients

½ small red onion , finely chopped
½ small bunch coriander , chopped
1 red chilli , finely chopped
2 tomatoes , chopped
150g cooked turkey , shredded
100g mozzarella , cheddar or a mix of the two, grated
4 flour tortillas

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1024Calories

63 gProtein

24 gFat

135 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Tortilla	1 medium flour (45g)	140
Cheddar Cheese	1 oz (28g)	113
Mozzarella Cheese	1 oz (28g)	85
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Coriander	not in our table	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.

Coriander + tomatotop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,967 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).
Onion + tomatotop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together20,633 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Onion + coriandertop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together8,219 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Tomato + turkeytop 16% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together90 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).
Coriander + flourtop 16% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,973 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (coriander, tomato, turkey, flour):

Capsicumfits better
Carrotfits better
Cucumberfits better
Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against coriander, tomato, turkey, flour. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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