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Spiced Lamb Skewers with Pomegranate Tzatziki

This tasty Greek-inspired canapé of grilled meat and sweet dip can be quickly whipped up for a party platter

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Spiced Lamb Skewers with Pomegranate Tzatziki

Why it works: Cinnamon and clove match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 14,189 recipes. Both carry ethyl cinnamate, which smells sweet, balsamic. The science ↓

Spiced Lamb Skewers with Pomegranate Tzatziki

MAKES 16
Prep15 min
Cook8 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

578Calories
45 gProtein
24 gFat
50 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 13 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Lamb100g cooked294
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Pomegranate1/2 cup seeds (87g)72
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Coriandernot in our table0
Peppermintnot in our table0
Seednot 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. Cinnamon + clovetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14,189 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).

  2. Cumin + coriandertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,866 recipes

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

  3. Cumin + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,103 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).

  4. Cumin + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,082 recipes

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

  5. Coriander + garlictop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together6,474 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 shallot

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (lamb, cumin, coriander, cinnamon, yogurt, garlic, clove):

  1. Eggplantfits better
  2. Spinachfits better
  3. Tomatofits better
  4. Shallotthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against lamb, cumin, coriander, cinnamon, yogurt, garlic, clove. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.