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Grilled Salmon with Herbs

A simple grilled salmon fillet seasoned with olive oil, herbs, garlic, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.

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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 ↓

Grilled Salmon with Herbs

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Prepare grill.

  2. In a small bowl, combine oil, herbs, garlic, lemon juice, salt and pepper.

  3. Using a pastry brush, brush salmon with herbed mixture.

Grill

  1. Cook on barbecue until done (salmon is done when it flakes when tested with a fork).

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

361Calories
21 gProtein
27 gFat
8 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Salmon100g cooked208
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)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.

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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. Dill + lemontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together976 recipes

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

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

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Lemon + peppertop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together27,047 recipes

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

  4. Dill + peppertop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,630 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  5. Clove + peppertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together17,451 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

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

What each ingredient does

Salmon
Main protein; it firms as it cooks and flakes apart when done.
Olive oil
Adds fat and moisture, helping the herbs cling and keeping the fish from drying.
Dried dill or basil
Adds herbal aroma that flavors the surface of the fish.
Garlic
Adds pungent aroma that mellows as it cooks.
Lemon juice
Adds acidity that brightens the rich flavor of the salmon.

The step that matters

Cook the salmon until it just flakes. Salmon proteins tighten as they heat and squeeze out moisture when overcooked, so it turns dry. Testing with a fork and removing it once it flakes keeps it moist.

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (salmon, olive, dill, garlic, lemon, pepper):

  1. Parsleyfits better
  2. Thymefits better
  3. Fennelfits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against salmon, olive, dill, garlic, lemon, pepper. 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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