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Parmesan Crusted Salmon

"A robust crust brings an awesome flavor to this dish!"

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Parmesan Crusted Salmon

Why it works: Tarragon and dill match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 111 recipes. Both carry 4-methoxybenzaldehyde, which smells sweet, anise. The science ↓

Parmesan Crusted Salmon

4 servings
Prep20 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

954Calories
45 gProtein
33 gFat
109 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Salmon100g cooked208
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Red Onion1 medium (110g)44
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Tarragon1 tsp dried (0.5g)2
Saucenot 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. Tarragon + dilltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together111 recipes

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

  2. Bread + buttertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,232 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).

  3. Parmesan cheese + white winetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together697 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  4. White wine + buttertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,083 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  5. Parmesan cheese + buttertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,163 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

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

Swap the dill

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (parmesan cheese, bread, tarragon, white wine, sauce, butter, onion):

  1. Capersfits better
  2. Garlicfits better
  3. Thymefits better
  4. Dillthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against parmesan cheese, bread, tarragon, white wine, sauce, butter, onion. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.