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Smoked Salmon and Cucumber Timbale with a Winter Leaf Salad and House Dressing

Cucumber wrapped parcels of salmon and soft cheese makes an elegant starter that can be made up to a day in advance.

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 21 ingredients
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Why it works: Cucumber and lettuce match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,409 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Smoked Salmon and Cucumber Timbale with a Winter Leaf Salad and House Dressing

Serves 2
Prep2 hr
Cook30 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

916Calories
61 gProtein
55 gFat
38 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 18 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Salmon100g cooked208
Smoked Salmon100g cooked208
Ricotta Cheese1/2 cup (124g) part-skim174
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Spinach1 cup raw (30g)7
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Lettuce1 cup shredded (36g)5
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1
Chives1 tbsp (3g)1
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1

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. Cucumber + lettucetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,409 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  2. Spinach + lettucetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together427 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).

  3. Dill + lemontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together976 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  4. Cucumber + dilltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together530 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  5. Cucumber + spinachtop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together355 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy).

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 (cucumber, egg, salmon, dill, spinach, lettuce, honey):

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

Fit is the average pairing score against cucumber, egg, salmon, dill, spinach, lettuce, honey. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.