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Pickled Fennel with Orange Zest

Bright and bracing, pickled fennel can be enjoyed just a day after it is canned. The orange zest and juice and the mirin highlight the vegetable’s sweet anise flavor. The fronds look attractive in the jars and on a serving plate alongside the fennel slices. Pair with fresh goat cheese.

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Pickled Fennel with Orange Zest

Why it works: Fennel and orange work together. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 201 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Pickled Fennel with Orange Zest

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

273Calories
4 gProtein
14 gFat
36 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 7 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Orange Juice1 medium (131g)62
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Fennel Bulb1/2 bulb (87g)27
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Cocktailnot in our table0
Citrusnot 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. Fennel + orangetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together201 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Fennel + olivetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,344 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Orange + olivetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,456 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  4. Fennel + white winetop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together291 recipes

    Shared aroma: myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).

  5. Vinegar + olivetop 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 orange

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (fennel, white wine, vinegar, olive):

  1. Lemonfits better
  2. Plumfits about as well
  3. Grapefits about as well
  4. Orangethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against fennel, white wine, vinegar, olive. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.