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Zucchini-Wrapped Halibut "Scallops"

Why it works: Cumin and spinach match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 325 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

Zucchini-Wrapped Halibut "Scallops"

Serves 4

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1102Calories
45 gProtein
36 gFat
146 gCarbs

Counts 15 of 16 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 15 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Halibut100g cooked140
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Turmeric1 tsp ground (3g)9
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Spinach1 cup raw (30g)7
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
White Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Waternot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By epicurious. 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. Cumin + spinachtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together325 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  2. Spinach + shallottop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together198 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  3. Cumin + shallottop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together90 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  4. Cumin + oniontop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,498 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  5. Onion + spinachtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,336 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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

Swap the white pepper

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cumin, onion, honey, sugar, spinach, butter, shallot):

  1. Turmericfits better
  2. Garlicfits better
  3. Capersfits better
  4. White pepperthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cumin, onion, honey, sugar, spinach, butter, shallot. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.