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Sicilian-style Salmon with Garlic Mushrooms and Broccoli

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Why it works: Broccoli and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,072 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Sicilian-style Salmon with Garlic Mushrooms and Broccoli

Serves 1
Prep30 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

419Calories
27 gProtein
28 gFat
20 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Salmon100g cooked208
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Salt1 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 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. Broccoli + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,072 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  2. Lime + peppertop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,491 recipes

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

  3. Lime + parsleytop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together547 recipes

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

  4. Pepper + parsleytop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together34,122 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  5. Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

Swap the lime

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (salmon, olive, pepper, mushroom, broccoli, garlic, parsley):

  1. Lemonfits about as well
  2. Limethe original
  3. Avocadofits about as well
  4. Cherryfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against salmon, olive, pepper, mushroom, broccoli, garlic, parsley. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.