Name: Smoked Salmon & Horseradish Mascarpone in Wonton Cups Recipe
Yield: Makes 24 filled cups
Ingredients: 24 square wonton skins; 1/2 cup mascarpone cheese, room temperature; 1 tbsp plus 1 tsp horseradish; 2 tsp finely chopped fresh dill; 1/8 tsp kosher salt; 1/8 tsp freshly ground black pepper; 6 oz. smoked salmon, cut into 24 equal pieces; Fresh dill springs

Why it works: Horseradish and dill match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 134 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

Smoked Salmon & Horseradish Mascarpone in Wonton Cups Recipe

Makes 24 filled cups

Ingredients

24 square wonton skins
1/2 cup mascarpone cheese, room temperature
1 tbsp plus 1 tsp horseradish
2 tsp finely chopped fresh dill
1/8 tsp kosher salt
1/8 tsp freshly ground black pepper
6 oz. smoked salmon, cut into 24 equal pieces
Fresh dill springs

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

451Calories

29 gProtein

36 gFat

3 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Smoked Salmon	100g cooked	208
Mascarpone	2 tbsp (28g)	120
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Dill	5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried	4
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Horseradish	not in our table	0

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

By cookincanuck. 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.

Horseradish + dilltop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together134 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Dill + peppertop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,630 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Horseradish + peppertop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,646 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Dill + salmontop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together489 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Horseradish + salmontop 16% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together250 recipes

Shared aroma: eugenol (clove, spicy).

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

Swap the horseradish

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

Mustardfits better
Cucumberfits better
Potatofits better
Horseradishthe original

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

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