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Roasted Salmon with Orange-Ginger Glaze

"This recipe couldn't be any easier with only four ingredients -- but it's filled with flavor! Serve with jasmine rice and grilled asparagus for a lovely summer meal."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Why it works: Salmon and ginger work together. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and 648 recipes mention both. Both carry nonanal, which smells fat, citrus. The science ↓

The recipe

5 servings
Prep20 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Contains: 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. Heat the oven to 425°F (220°C) with a rack in the middle.

  2. In a small saucepan, combine the orange juice, balsamic vinegar and chopped ginger. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then simmer over medium heat for 8 to 10 minutes until reduced by about half and syrupy.

  3. Meanwhile, pat the salmon fillet dry and place it skin-side down in a baking dish or on a rimmed sheet pan. Season the top with salt and black pepper to taste.

  4. Spoon about half of the glaze evenly over the salmon, and keep the remaining glaze warm in the saucepan.

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

  6. Spoon the remaining warm glaze over the salmon, cut into five portions, and serve.

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. Salmon + gingertop 9% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together648 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

  2. Orange + gingertop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,833 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).

  3. Ginger + peppertop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together6,799 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  4. Orange + peppertop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together2,402 recipes

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

  5. Vinegar + peppertop 6% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together27,805 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

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