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Chickpea, Mint, Orange & Feta Salad

An interesting mix of flavours make this a simple salad to remember

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Chickpea, Mint, Orange & Feta Salad

Why it works: Chickpea and parsley match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 314 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Chickpea, Mint, Orange & Feta Salad

Serves 2

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

432Calories
16 gProtein
25 gFat
38 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 8 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chickpea1/2 cup canned (120g) drained134
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Feta Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Peppermintnot in our table0
Cidernot 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. Chickpea + parsleytop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together314 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  2. Chickpea + olivetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,015 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl butyrate (fruity, apple).

  3. Parsley + olivetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9,649 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  4. Feta cheese + olivetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,482 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

  5. Cider + vinegartop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,431 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-ethyl-2-methoxyphenol (smoky, clove).

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

Swap the orange

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chickpea, feta cheese, mint, parsley, olive, cider, vinegar):

  1. Lemonfits better
  2. Limefits better
  3. Avocadofits better
  4. Orangethe original

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