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Dill-Tarragon Salmon

"This baked salmon recipe is quick, easy, and impressive."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Why it works: Tarragon and salmon work together. They rank in the top 16% of all ingredient pairs, and 218 recipes mention both. Both carry eugenol, which smells clove, spicy. The science ↓

The recipe

4 portions
Prep10 min
Cook15 min

Ingredients

Contains: egg, milk, fish (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

Directions

Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.

  1. Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C) with a rack in the upper third. Place the salmon fillets, skin removed, in a baking dish or on a foil-lined sheet pan.

  2. In a bowl, stir together the yogurt, mayonnaise, lemon juice, dried tarragon and dried dill until smooth.

  3. Spread the yogurt mixture evenly over the top of each salmon fillet.

  4. Sprinkle the shredded mozzarella over the fillets. If using, sprinkle the grated Parmesan on top as well.

  5. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until the topping is golden and the thickest part of the salmon reaches 145°F (63°C) and flakes easily with a fork.

  6. Let the salmon rest for 3 minutes before serving.

By allrecipes. 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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Tarragon + salmontop 16% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together218 recipes

    Shared aroma: eugenol (clove, spicy).

  2. Mozzarella cheese + parmesan cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,092 recipes

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

  3. Lemon + dilltop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together976 recipes

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

  4. Tarragon + dilltop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together105 recipes

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

  5. Lemon + tarragontop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together884 recipes

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

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