Name: Rosemary-Rubbed Side of Salmon with Roasted Potatoes, Parsnips, and Mushrooms
Yield: Makes 8 to 10 servings
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups loosely packed fresh rosemary leaves; 4 teaspoons coarse kosher salt; 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 6 tablespoons olive oil, divided; 1 pound red-skinned or white-skinned potatoes, cut into 3/4-inch pieces; 1 pound parsnips, peeled, cut into 3/4-inch pieces; 1 3 1/2-to 3 3/4-pound whole side of salmon with skin; 1 pound crimini (baby bella) mushrooms, quartered if large, halved if small assorted salad greens; 1/3 cup Pinot Noir or other dry red wine

Why it works: Parsnip and mushroom work together. They rank in the top 13% of all ingredient pairs, and 110 recipes mention both. Both carry beta-pinene, which smells pine, resin. The science ↓

The recipe

Makes 8 to 10 servings

Ingredients

Contains: fish (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

1 1/2 cups loosely packed fresh rosemary leaves
4 teaspoons coarse kosher salt
2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
6 tablespoons olive oil, divided
1 pound red-skinned or white-skinned potatoes, cut into 3/4-inch pieces
1 pound parsnips, peeled, cut into 3/4-inch pieces
1 3 1/2-to 3 3/4-pound whole side of salmon with skin
1 pound crimini (baby bella) mushrooms, quartered if large, halved if small assorted salad greens
1/3 cup Pinot Noir or other dry red wine

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By epicurious. 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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

Parsnip + mushroomtop 13% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together110 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-pinene (pine, resin).
Rosemary + olivetop 3% of all pairs

Aroma overlapstrong

Mentioned together2,489 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
Rosemary + peppertop 3% of all pairs

Aroma overlapstrong

Mentioned together2,324 recipes

Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).
Rosemary + potatotop 3% of all pairs

Aroma overlapstrong

Mentioned together708 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
Rosemary + red winetop 3% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together320 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

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