Name: Lime- and Honey-Glazed Salmon with Basmati and Broccolini
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Ingredients: 1/4 cup fresh lime juice; 2 tablespoons finely grated lime peel; 2 tablespoons honey; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro plus additional for sprinkling; 4 teaspoons soy sauce; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 3/4 cup sliced shallots (about 3 large); 1 1/2 cups basmati rice (9 to 10 ounces); 3 1/4 cups (or more) low-salt chicken broth; 4 5-to 6-ounce skinless salmon fillets; 1 bunch broccolini, bottom inch trimmed, stalks separated if necessary

Why it works: Lime and shallot match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and 258 recipes mention both. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

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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.

Lime + shallottop 5% of all pairs

Aroma overlapstrong

Mentioned together258 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
Lime + olivetop 8% of all pairs

Aroma overlapstrong

Mentioned together3,621 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Olive + chickentop 9% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together11,888 recipes

Shared aroma: acetic acid hexyl ester (sweet, green).
Olive + shallottop 9% of all pairs

Aroma overlapstrong

Mentioned together1,659 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Basmati rice + salmontop 11% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together67 recipes

Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

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

Flavor stand-ins for the shallot

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (lime, honey, sauce, olive, basmati rice, chicken, salmon):

Tomatobetter flavor fit
Capsicumbetter flavor fit
Welsh onionbetter flavor fit
Shallotthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against lime, honey, sauce, olive, basmati rice, chicken, salmon. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).

Lime- and Honey-Glazed Salmon with Basmati and Broccolini