Name: Dilly Salmon Salad Sandwich
Ingredients: 1 pound salmon fillets cooked and flaked; 1 cup chopped peeled cucumber, seeds discarded; 2 tablespoons snipped fresh dill; 2 tablespoons mayonnaise; 2 tablespoons plain yogurt; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce; ¼ teaspoon salt; ⅛ teaspoon freshly ground white pepper; 1 ripe tomato; 4 croissants split and toasted

Why it works: Dill and lemon 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 ↓

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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.

Dill + lemontop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together976 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Cucumber + dilltop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together530 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Cucumber + tomatotop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,405 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Dill + tomatotop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together511 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Cucumber + lemontop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,067 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

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

What each ingredient does

Salmon fillets: Provides the main protein and flaky texture of the salad.
Mayonnaise: Adds fat and creaminess that binds the salad together.
Plain yogurt: Adds moisture and a tangy note that lightens the creamy dressing.
Lemon juice: Adds acidity that brightens the flavor and balances the richness.
Cucumber: Adds moisture and a cool, crisp texture to the salad.
Croissants: Serve as the buttery, flaky bread that holds the filling.

Swap the white pepper

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (salmon, cucumber, dill, yogurt, lemon, sauce, tomato):

Corianderfits better
Capersfits better
Tarragonfits better
White pepperthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against salmon, cucumber, dill, yogurt, lemon, sauce, tomato. 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.

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Salmon	100g cooked	208
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Cucumber	1/2 cup sliced (52g)	16
Lemon	juice of 1 lemon (48ml)	12
Soy Sauce	1 tbsp (15ml)	9
White Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Dill	5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried	4
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Seed	not in our table	0

Dilly Salmon Salad Sandwich