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Salmon Burgers with Shaved Fennel and Olive Tapenade

These quick, juicy salmon burgers are a delicious way to get your omega-3 fatty acids—and more. In addition to its delicate anise flavor and delightful crispness, fennel offers a unique array of antioxidants and vitamins that reduce inflammation and boost the immune system.

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 19 ingredients
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Salmon Burgers with Shaved Fennel and Olive Tapenade

Why it works: Lemon and orange match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 10,634 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Salmon Burgers with Shaved Fennel and Olive Tapenade

Serves 4.

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

621Calories
33 gProtein
34 gFat
47 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 16 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Salmon100g cooked208
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Bread1 slice (30g) white79
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Fennel1/2 bulb (87g)27
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Olive1 large (4g)4
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Tarragon1 tsp dried (0.5g)2
Salt1 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.

  1. Lemon + orangetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together10,634 recipes

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

  2. Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Lemon + peppertop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together27,047 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  4. Clove + peppertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together17,451 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  5. Garlic + mustardtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,053 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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 (olive, garlic, clove, lemon, pepper, salmon, mustard):

  1. Limefits better
  2. Avocadofits better
  3. Cherryfits about as well
  4. Orangethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, garlic, clove, lemon, pepper, salmon, mustard. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.