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Cool and Spicy Melon Soup

"Melon soup is one of our favorite hot weather refreshers. But add some freshly grated ginger and coconut milk and turn melon soup into a fall classic. Top with unsweetened toasted coconut"

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Cool and Spicy Melon Soup

Why it works: Lime and ginger match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,621 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Cool and Spicy Melon Soup

4 servings
Prep15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

296Calories
3 gProtein
27 gFat
14 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Coconut1/2 cup shredded (40g)283
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Melonnot 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.

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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. Lime + gingertop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,621 recipes

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

  2. Coconut + limetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together934 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  3. Coconut + gingertop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,168 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  4. Melon + limetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together202 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  5. Melon + gingertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together342 recipes

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

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

Swap the melon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (coconut, milk, lime, ginger):

  1. Mangofits better
  2. Avocadofits better
  3. Pineapplefits better
  4. Melonthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against coconut, milk, lime, ginger. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.