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Grilled Halibut with Arugula Pesto

Serve the halibut with roasted new potatoes. To make them, preheat an oven to 400°F. Halve the potatoes and place on a rimmed baking sheet. Toss with 1 Tbs. olive oil, season with salt and pepper, and roast until crisp and golden, 15 to 20 minutes.

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Grilled Halibut with Arugula Pesto

Why it works: Olive and tomato are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 15,539 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Grilled Halibut with Arugula Pesto

Serves 4.

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

322Calories
29 gProtein
17 gFat
14 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Halibut100g cooked140
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Plum1 medium (66g)30
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Arugula1 cup (20g)5
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. Olive + tomatotop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,539 recipes

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

  2. Plum + tomatotop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,480 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  3. Pepper + tomatotop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,923 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  4. Olive + plumtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,266 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  5. Pepper + plumtop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,052 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

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

Swap the arugula

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

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Eggplantfits better
  3. Cucumberfits better
  4. Arugulathe original

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