Salmon with Leek and Rice Stuffing

Name: Salmon with Leek and Rice Stuffing
Ingredients: 3/4 cup plus 2 Tbs. reduced-sodium; chicken stock; 2 Tbs. fresh lemon juice; 1/2 cup medium-grain or long-grain white rice; 2 Tbs. unsalted butter; 1 leek, white portion only, coarsely chopped; 1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 2 Tbs. chopped fresh chives; 1 Tbs. chopped fresh tarragon; Grated zest of 1 lemon; Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste; 1 center-cut piece salmon of uniform thickness,; about 3 lb.; Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste; Extra-virgin olive oil for coating salmon; 1 large yellow onion; 1 large lemon; 3 or 4 fresh tarragon sprigs; 1/2 cup dry white wine

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 19 ingredients

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Why it works: Leek and chive share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-ol, which smells mushroom, earthy. The science ↓

Salmon with Leek and Rice Stuffing

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

891Calories

58 gProtein

42 gFat

62 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 13 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Salmon	100g cooked	208
Rice	1 cup cooked (158g) white	206
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Wine	2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)	25
Lemon	juice of 1 lemon (48ml)	12
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Tarragon	1 tsp dried (0.5g)	2
Parsley	1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)	1
Chives	1 tbsp (3g)	1
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.

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.

Leek + chivetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together29 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
Lemon + parsleytop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together14,037 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Parsley + tarragontop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,563 recipes

Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).
Chive + tarragontop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together589 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Lemon + tarragontop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,137 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

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