Angel Hair Pasta with Scallops and Arugula

Name: Angel Hair Pasta with Scallops and Arugula
Yield: Serves 4.
Ingredients: 1 1/2 lb. large sea scallops, side muscle; removed; Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste; 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil; Grated zest of 1 lemon; Leaves from 2 or 3 large fresh thyme sprigs,; minced; 4 Tbs. (1/2 stick) unsalted butter; 5 shallots, minced; 1 lb. angel hair pasta; Juice of 1 lemon; 1 cup chicken stock; 1/4 cup capers, preferably salt-packed, rinsed; and drained; 1/2 cup pine nuts, lightly toasted; 1 large bunch arugula, preferably small; leaved, stems removed

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 17 ingredients

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Why it works: Shallot and pasta share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 67 recipes. Both carry nonanal, which smells fat, citrus. The science ↓

Angel Hair Pasta with Scallops and Arugula

Serves 4.

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

969Calories

70 gProtein

50 gFat

64 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 13 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Pasta	1 cup cooked (140g)	220
Pine Nut	1 oz (28g)	191
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Shrimp	100g cooked	99
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Lemon	juice of 1 lemon (48ml)	12
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Arugula	1 cup (20g)	5
Thyme	1 tsp dried (1.4g)	4
Capers	1 tbsp (9g) drained	2
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.

Shallot + pastatop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together67 recipes

Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).
Lemon + thymetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,973 recipes

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

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,476 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
Pepper + lemontop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together27,047 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).
Pepper + thymetop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together11,585 recipes

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

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