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Pan-fried Sea Bass with Fennel Pesto and Tomato Salsa

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 18 ingredients
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Why it works: Fennel and dill match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 122 recipes. Both carry 4-methoxybenzaldehyde, which smells sweet, anise. The science ↓

Pan-fried Sea Bass with Fennel Pesto and Tomato Salsa

Serves 4
Prep30 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

711Calories
19 gProtein
56 gFat
45 gCarbs

Counts 13 of 15 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 13 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pine Nut1 oz (28g)191
Sesame1 tbsp (14g)120
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Cherry1 cup (138g)87
Fennel1/2 bulb (87g)27
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
White Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Coriandernot in our table0
Pea Shootsnot 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 bbcfood. 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. Fennel + dilltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together122 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).

  2. Coriander + fenneltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together426 recipes

    Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).

  3. Fennel + pinetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together43 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).

  4. Pine + almondtop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together176 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).

  5. Coriander + dilltop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together183 recipes

    Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).

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 (olive, coriander, fennel, dill, pine, nuts, almond):

  1. Cuminfits better
  2. Cardamomfits better
  3. Capersfits better
  4. White pepperthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, coriander, fennel, dill, pine, nuts, almond. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.