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Skinny Thai Burgers with Sweet Potato Chips & Pineapple Salsa

A healthy, Asian-inspired beefburger with sweet potato fries and a fruity relish - a vibrant spin on a classic

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Skinny Thai Burgers with Sweet Potato Chips & Pineapple Salsa

Why it works: Coriander and lime match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,536 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Skinny Thai Burgers with Sweet Potato Chips & Pineapple Salsa

Serves 4
Prep20 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

914Calories
60 gProtein
43 gFat
74 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 10 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Beef100g cooked250
Pork100g cooked242
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Pineapple1 cup chunks (165g)82
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Lettuce1 cup shredded (36g)5
Coriandernot in our table0
Saucenot 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. Coriander + limetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,536 recipes

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

  2. Sweet potato + limetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together177 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  3. Sweet potato + coriandertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together304 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  4. Pineapple + limetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together469 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  5. Olive + coriandertop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,615 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

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

Swap the pineapple

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sweet potato, olive, pork, onion, coriander, lime, sauce):

  1. Avocadofits better
  2. Coconutfits better
  3. Mangofits better
  4. Pineapplethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against sweet potato, olive, pork, onion, coriander, lime, sauce. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.