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Lemon Sole Roasted with Leeks and Tomatoes

I adore leeks but the only recipe I know and love that uses them in all their glory is Julia Child’s recipe for oven braised leeks. That recipe takes about an hour to prepare which is way too long for a weeknight. So instead I made this Lemon Sole Roasted with Leeks and Tomatoes and it was so good! The leeks caramelized and the tomatoes added their lusciousness and made the whole thing just delish!

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 3 ingredients
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Lemon Sole Roasted with Leeks and Tomatoes

Why it works: Plum and tomato are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,480 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Lemon Sole Roasted with Leeks and Tomatoes

Serves 2
Prep5 min
Cook17 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

108Calories
3 gProtein
1 gFat
26 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Plum1 medium (66g)30
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Lemon Solejuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12

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

By tastykitchen. 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. Plum + tomatotop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,480 recipes

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

  2. Leek + tomatotop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together37 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  3. Leek + plumtop 20% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl butyrate (apple, fruity).

  4. Lemon sole + tomatotop 33% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together7 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  5. Lemon sole + plumtop 42% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together3 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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

Swap the leek

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (lemon sole, plum, tomato):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Spinachfits better
  3. Potatofits better
  4. Leekthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against lemon sole, plum, tomato. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.