Name: Pan Seared Salmon with an Herb Pesto Vinaigrette
Ingredients: 1 shallot, roughly chopped; 1 cup tightly packed basil leaves; 1 garlic clove; 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes; 1/2 cup olive oil, plus 2 tablespoons; 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar; 4 8-ounce skin-on salmon filets; Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste; 2 cups of rice, cooked

Why it works: Garlic and olive are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 25,665 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Pan Seared Salmon with an Herb Pesto Vinaigrette

Ingredients

1 shallot, roughly chopped
1 cup tightly packed basil leaves
1 garlic clove
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/2 cup olive oil, plus 2 tablespoons
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
4 8-ounce skin-on salmon filets
Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste
2 cups of rice, cooked

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

569Calories

26 gProtein

28 gFat

52 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 11 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Salmon	100g cooked	208
Rice	1 cup cooked (158g) white	206
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Chili	1 tsp (2.7g)	8
Shallot	1 tbsp minced (10g)	7
Clove	1 tsp ground (2g)	7
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Basil	5 leaves fresh (2.5g)	1
Salt	1 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 whatsgabycooking. 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.

Garlic + olivetop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together25,665 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Basil + olivetop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together5,063 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Basil + garlictop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,805 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Basil + peppertop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together5,294 recipes

Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).
Shallot + garlictop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,000 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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

Swap the shallot

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (basil, garlic, clove, pepper, olive, red wine, vinegar):

Tomatofits better
Capsicumfits better
Eggplantfits about as well
Shallotthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against basil, garlic, clove, pepper, olive, red wine, vinegar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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