Smoked Salmon and Dill Eggs Benedict

Name: Smoked Salmon and Dill Eggs Benedict
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 1/4 cup butter, softened; 2 tablespoons fresh dill; 1 teaspoon lemon zest; 1 pinch cayenne pepper; salt and ground black pepper to taste; 1 teaspoon white vinegar; 1 pinch salt; 4 eggs; 2 English muffins, split and toasted; 4 ounces sliced smoked salmon; 1 pinch cayenne pepper; salt and ground black pepper to taste; 4 small fresh dill sprigs

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Why it works: Dill and lemon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 976 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Smoked Salmon and Dill Eggs Benedict

2 servings

Prep10 min

Cook10 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

421Calories

28 gProtein

30 gFat

8 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Smoked Salmon	100g cooked	208
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Lemon	juice of 1 lemon (48ml)	12
Chili	1 tsp (2.7g)	8
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Dill	5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried	4
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

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.

Dill + lemontop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together976 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Lemon + peppertop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together27,047 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).
Dill + peppertop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,630 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Dill + vinegartop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together659 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Dill + salmontop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together489 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

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