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Balsamic-Glazed Salmon with Spinach, Olives, and Golden Raisins

By epicurious · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Balsamic-Glazed Salmon with Spinach, Olives, and Golden Raisins

Why it works: Spinach and shallot match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 198 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-ol, which smells mushroom, earthy. The science ↓

Balsamic-Glazed Salmon with Spinach, Olives, and Golden Raisins

2 servings

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

474Calories
22 gProtein
27 gFat
36 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Salmon100g cooked208
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Spinach1 cup raw (30g)7
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Olive1 large (4g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3

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

By epicurious. 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. Spinach + shallottop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together198 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  2. Spinach + olivetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,971 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

  3. Olive + shallottop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,659 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  4. Shallot + raisintop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together40 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  5. Olive + vinegartop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together12,297 recipes

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).

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

Swap the raisin

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (spinach, olive, salmon, shallot, vinegar, honey):

  1. Avocadofits better
  2. Limefits better
  3. Cherryfits better
  4. Raisinthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against spinach, olive, salmon, shallot, vinegar, honey. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.