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Red Pepper, Feta & Courgette 'lasagne'

Surprise guest turns out to be vegetarian, or simply need a quick veggie option, then try this for Christmas

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Red Pepper, Feta & Courgette 'lasagne'

Why it works: Lemon and parsley match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 14,037 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Red Pepper, Feta & Courgette 'lasagne'

Serves 1

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

566Calories
13 gProtein
56 gFat
10 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pine Nut1 oz (28g)191
Mascarpone2 tbsp (28g)120
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Feta Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Mint2 tbsp fresh (3g)2
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)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. Lemon + parsleytop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14,037 recipes

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

  2. Pepper + parsleytop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together34,122 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  3. Pepper + lemontop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together27,047 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  4. Pine + lemontop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together480 recipes

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

  5. Lemon + minttop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,998 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 nuts

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, pepper, feta cheese, pine, lemon, mint, parsley):

  1. Chickpeafits better
  2. Pistachiofits better
  3. Lentilsfits better
  4. Nutsthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, pepper, feta cheese, pine, lemon, mint, parsley. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.