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Mothership Roast Salmon

Salmon is regularly on special offer at the market or supermarket, so you can often get a great deal on a whole side – this is simply one of the realities of supply and demand with fish, where there are sometimes surpluses. Anyway, use this as an opportunity to cook a whole side, which is epic, exciting and will give you amazing leftovers that I'll show you how to use up in other delicious meals in the days that follow.

By jamieoliver · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Mothership Roast Salmon

Why it works: Mustard and lettuce match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,356 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Mothership Roast Salmon

6 plus leftovers

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

632Calories
33 gProtein
37 gFat
44 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Salmon100g cooked208
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Feta Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Lettuce1 cup shredded (36g)5
Rosemary1 tsp dried (1.2g)4
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3

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

By jamieoliver. 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. Mustard + lettucetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,356 recipes

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

  2. Mustard + dilltop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together560 recipes

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

  3. Olive + rosemarytop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,590 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  4. Potato + dilltop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together423 recipes

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

  5. Rosemary + dilltop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together57 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

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

Swap the rosemary

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (salmon, olive, potato, mustard, white wine, lettuce, dill):

  1. Capersfits better
  2. Tarragonfits better
  3. Thymefits better
  4. Rosemarythe original

Fit is the average pairing score against salmon, olive, potato, mustard, white wine, lettuce, dill. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.