Name: Grilled Salmon with Orange Glaze
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1/2 cup orange marmalade; 2 teaspoons sesame oil; 2 teaspoons reduced-sodium soy sauce; 1/2 teaspoon grated fresh ginger root; 1 garlic clove, crushed; 3 tablespoons white rice vinegar (or other white vinegar); 1 pound boneless, skinless salmon fillet, cut in four pieces; 6 scallions, thinly sliced with green (optional); 1/4 cup toasted sesame seeds (optional)

Grilled Salmon with Orange Glaze

"The foods in this easy recipe are powerhouses of nutrition. Why these foods are good for you: High omega-3 fat in salmon; Antioxidants in orange rind, scallions and garlic; Anticoagulant activity in ginger; Eating fatty fish could prevent an astounding 80% of sudden deaths from heart attacks, Harvard investigators say."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients

Why it works: Orange and salmon work together. They rank in the top 21% of all ingredient pairs, and 259 recipes mention both. Both carry guaiacol, which smells smoky, sweet. The science ↓

The recipe

4 servings

Ingredients

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

1/2 cup orange marmalade
2 teaspoons sesame oil
2 teaspoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon grated fresh ginger root
1 garlic clove, crushed
3 tablespoons white rice vinegar (or other white vinegar)
1 pound boneless, skinless salmon fillet, cut in four pieces
6 scallions, thinly sliced with green (optional)
1/4 cup toasted sesame seeds (optional)

Directions

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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.

Orange + salmontop 21% of all pairs

Aroma overlaplow

Mentioned together259 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Orange + gingertop 3% of all pairs

Aroma overlapstrong

Mentioned together1,833 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).
Sesame + ricetop 3% of all pairs

Aroma overlapstrong

Mentioned together643 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).
Sesame + gingertop 3% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together1,531 recipes

Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).
Ginger + garlictop 4% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together6,402 recipes

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

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