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Monica Galetti's Steamed Salmon with Pearl Barley Recipe

Succulent steamed salmon with summery asparagus and swollen pearl barley.

By lovefood · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Why it works: Asparagus and shallot match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 137 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Monica Galetti's Steamed Salmon with Pearl Barley Recipe

4 people
Prep10 min
Cook45 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

895Calories
66 gProtein
38 gFat
67 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Salmon100g cooked208
Barley1 cup cooked (157g)193
Chicken100g cooked165
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Pea1/2 cup (72g)62
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Asparagus6 spears (90g)27
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7

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

By lovefood. 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. Asparagus + shallottop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together137 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  2. Asparagus + barleytop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together44 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  3. Lemon + shallottop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,523 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  4. Lemon + asparagustop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together704 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  5. Barley + shallottop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together23 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

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

Swap the lemon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (salmon, asparagus, barley, chicken, shallot, white wine, butter):

  1. Lemonthe original
  2. Avocadofits about as well
  3. Coconutfits less well
  4. Cherryfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against salmon, asparagus, barley, chicken, shallot, white wine, butter. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.