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Pasta, Salmon, California Avocado, Cauliflower and Olives

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Why it works: Lemon and dill match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 976 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Pasta, Salmon, California Avocado, Cauliflower and Olives

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

974Calories
38 gProtein
55 gFat
85 gCarbs

Counts 14 of 15 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 14 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Avocado1 medium (150g)240
Pasta1 cup cooked (140g)220
Salmon100g cooked208
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Olive1 large (4g)4
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Saucenot in our table0

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

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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. Lemon + dilltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together976 recipes

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

  2. Pasta + avocadotop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together60 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

  3. Olive + avocadotop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,449 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  4. Pasta + olivetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,227 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

  5. Avocado + dilltop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together60 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

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

Swap the cauliflower

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pasta, sauce, salmon, olive, avocado, lemon, dill):

  1. Kalefits better
  2. Cucumberfits better
  3. Shallotfits better
  4. Cauliflowerthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pasta, sauce, salmon, olive, avocado, lemon, dill. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.