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Pasta with Shrimp and Scallops

A pasta dish with tomatoes, capers, anchovies, garlic, shrimp, scallops, olives, and olive oil.

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Why it works: Olive and tomato are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 15,539 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Pasta with Shrimp and Scallops

Timeabout 10 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Make the sauce

  1. Heat oil over high heat.

  2. Add tomatoes, capers, anchovies, and garlic.

  3. Cook until tomatoes release their juices and mixture thickens, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes.

  4. Add shrimp and scallops, cook about 2 minutes.

Serve

  1. Cook pasta.

  2. Pour sauce over pasta and serve.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

250Calories
26 gProtein
14 gFat
7 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Shrimp100g cooked99
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Olive1 large (4g)4
Capers1 tbsp (9g) drained2

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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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

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. Olive + tomatotop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,539 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

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

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Olive + caperstop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,688 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Tomato + garlictop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together14,076 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  5. Capers + garlictop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together834 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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

What each ingredient does

Ripe tomatoes
Break down into juices that combine with the oil to form the sauce body.
Olive oil
Carries flavor and conducts heat for the sauce, adding richness.
Shrimp
Provide the main seafood protein, which cooks quickly and turns opaque.
Sea scallops
Add sweet, tender seafood that cooks in a couple of minutes.
Capers
Add a briny, sharp acidity that cuts through the rich sauce.
Garlic
Adds aroma and pungent flavor as it cooks in the oil.

The step that matters

Add shrimp and scallops, cook about 2 minutes. Shrimp and scallops overcook quickly, becoming rubbery and tough once the proteins tighten. Cook just until they turn opaque and firm so they stay tender.

Swap the capers

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, tomato, garlic, shrimp, scallop):

  1. Capersthe original
  2. Parsleyfits about as well
  3. Thymefits about as well
  4. Corianderfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, tomato, garlic, shrimp, scallop. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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