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Turkish Beetroot Dip with Flatbreads

This super-quick vibrant and light dip is a great starter, canapé or addition to a mezze platter

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Turkish Beetroot Dip with Flatbreads

Why it works: Beetroot and pomegranate share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 20 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

Turkish Beetroot Dip with Flatbreads

MAKES one pot of dip

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

360Calories
19 gProtein
16 gFat
40 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Pomegranate1/2 cup seeds (87g)72
Molasses1 tbsp (20g)58
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Beetrootnot 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. Beetroot + pomegranatetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together20 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  2. Garlic + olivetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Olive + pomegranatetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together311 recipes

    Shared aroma: hexanol (green, fruity).

  4. Clove + pomegranatetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together49 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  5. Garlic + pomegranatetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together158 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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