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Grilled Salmon with Lemon Oil and Basil

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Grilled Salmon with Lemon Oil and Basil

Why it works: Lemon and basil match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,823 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Grilled Salmon with Lemon Oil and Basil

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

454Calories
20 gProtein
40 gFat
2 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Salmon100g cooked208
Grapeseed Oil1 tbsp (14g)120
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1
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 + basiltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,823 recipes

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

  2. Pepper + lemontop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together27,047 recipes

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

  3. Olive + basiltop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,063 recipes

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

  4. Pepper + basiltop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,294 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

  5. Lemon + olivetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,922 recipes

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

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

Swap the basil

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (salmon, pepper, lemon, olive):

  1. Parsleyfits about as well
  2. Dillfits about as well
  3. Thymefits about as well
  4. Basilthe original

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