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Maple-Smoked Salmon Steaks with Maple-Mustard Sauce

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 17 ingredients
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Maple-Smoked Salmon Steaks with Maple-Mustard Sauce

Why it works: Mustard and tarragon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 901 recipes. Both carry methyleugenol, which smells clove, spice. The science ↓

Maple-Smoked Salmon Steaks with Maple-Mustard Sauce

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

560Calories
20 gProtein
41 gFat
27 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Salmon100g cooked208
Canola1 tbsp (14g)124
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Maple Syrup1 tbsp (20ml)52
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Tarragon1 tsp dried (0.5g)2
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Waternot in our table0
Woodnot 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.

By williamssonoma. 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. Mustard + tarragontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together901 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyleugenol (clove, spice).

  2. Vinegar + tarragontop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,547 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  3. Vinegar + mustardtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together14,067 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  4. White wine + tarragontop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together409 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).

  5. Mustard + canola oiltop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together226 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy).

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

Swap the tarragon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (maple syrup, salmon, sugar, white wine, vinegar, mustard, canola oil):

  1. Garlicfits about as well
  2. Thymefits about as well
  3. Tarragonthe original
  4. Gingerfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against maple syrup, salmon, sugar, white wine, vinegar, mustard, canola oil. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.