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Scallop Appetizers

"This great scallop appetizer cant get any easier than this with only three ingredients!"

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 3 ingredients
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Scallop Appetizers

Why it works: Clove and garlic are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 10% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 11,368 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Scallop Appetizers

8 servings
Prep5 min
Cook5 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

103Calories
24 gProtein
0 gFat
1 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 2 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Shrimp100g cooked99
Garlic1 clove (3g)4

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

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 their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Clove + garlictop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,368 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  2. Scallop + garlictop 30% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together9 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyraldehyde (malty, chocolate).

  3. Scallop + clovetop 35% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together11 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonanone (fruity, floral).

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

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (scallop, garlic):

  1. Parsleyfits better
  2. Turmericfits better
  3. Pepperfits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against scallop, garlic. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.