Name: Rosemary Trout with Cherry-Tomato Sauce
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 pint cherry tomatoes (preferably assorted colors), halved; 1 large shallot, chopped; 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar; 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh rosemary plus 8 large sprigs; 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided; Coarse kosher salt; 4 10- to 12-ounce whole trout, gutted, boned, heads removed, if desired

Why it works: Rosemary and olive are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,590 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Rosemary Trout with Cherry-Tomato Sauce

Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

1 pint cherry tomatoes (preferably assorted colors), halved
1 large shallot, chopped
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh rosemary plus 8 large sprigs
4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
Coarse kosher salt
4 10- to 12-ounce whole trout, gutted, boned, heads removed, if desired

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

242Calories

3 gProtein

14 gFat

29 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Cherry	1 cup (138g)	87
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Shallot	1 tbsp minced (10g)	7
Rosemary	1 tsp dried (1.2g)	4
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Trout	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By epicurious. 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.

Rosemary + olivetop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,590 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
Cherry tomato + shallottop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2 recipes

Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).
Cherry tomato + olivetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together24 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Shallot + olivetop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,659 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Shallot + rosemarytop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together101 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

Swap the cherry tomato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (shallot, vinegar, rosemary, olive):

Lemonfits better
Limefits better
Avocadofits better
Cherry tomatothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against shallot, vinegar, rosemary, olive. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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