Name: Halibut and Zucchini with Romesco Sauce
Yield: Serves 4.
Ingredients: 1/2 cup sliced almonds; 1 garlic clove; 1 jar (12 oz.) roasted red bell pepper strips, drained (about 1 cup); 2 tsp. sherry vinegar; 1 tsp. paprika, preferably smoked Spanish; 3 Tbs. olive oil, plus more for brushing; Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste; 4 halibut fillets, each about 6 oz.; 4 zucchini, trimmed and halved lengthwise

Halibut and Zucchini with Romesco Sauce

Spanish romesco sauce will keep for about 1 week in the refrigerator, so make a double batch to store. Serve it with grilled seafood, toss it with boiled new potatoes, or use as a sandwich spread or a dip for vegetables or crackers. If you cannot find smoked Spanish paprika, usually labeled

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients

Why it works: Garlic and olive are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and 25,665 recipes mention both. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Halibut and Zucchini with Romesco Sauce

Serves 4.

Ingredients

1/2 cup sliced almonds
1 garlic clove
1 jar (12 oz.) roasted red bell pepper strips, drained (about 1 cup)
2 tsp. sherry vinegar
1 tsp. paprika, preferably smoked Spanish
3 Tbs. olive oil, plus more for brushing
Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
4 halibut fillets, each about 6 oz.
4 zucchini, trimmed and halved lengthwise

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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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

Garlic + olivetop 2% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together25,665 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Clove + peppertop 5% of all pairs

Aroma overlapstrong

Mentioned together17,451 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).
Almond + olivetop 6% of all pairs

Aroma overlapstrong

Mentioned together1,875 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Garlic + peppertop 8% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together27,090 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Garlic + clovetop 10% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together11,368 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

Flavor stand-ins for the almond

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (garlic, clove, pepper, sherry, vinegar, olive):

Chickpeabetter flavor fit
Beansbetter flavor fit
Sesamebetter flavor fit
Almondthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against garlic, clove, pepper, sherry, vinegar, olive. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).

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