Name: Shrimp and Salmon with Swiss Cheese Sauce
Ingredients: 1 (3 lb) side of salmon, skinned, pinbones removed, rinsed and patted dry; sea salt, to taste; ground pepper, to taste; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 1½ lbs peeled and deveined shrimp, rinsed and patted dry; 1 cup low sodium, gluten-free chicken stock; 1 lb Swiss cheese such as Emmenthaler, grated; 1 tbsp chopped fresh chives

Why it works: Shrimp and chive work together. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 282 recipes. Both carry decanal, which smells soap, orange peel. The science ↓

Shrimp and Salmon with Swiss Cheese Sauce

Oven350°F

Time20 minutes, then 10 minutes more

Ingredients

1 (3 lb) side of salmon, skinned, pinbones removed, rinsed and patted dry
sea salt, to taste
ground pepper, to taste
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1½ lbs peeled and deveined shrimp, rinsed and patted dry
1 cup low sodium, gluten-free chicken stock
1 lb Swiss cheese such as Emmenthaler, grated
1 tbsp chopped fresh chives

Directions

Prepare

Preheat oven to 350°F.
Season salmon with salt and pepper on both sides.
Rub fish all over with a tablespoon of the vegetable oil and place in a baking dish.

Bake the salmon and shrimp

Bake for 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, season the shrimp with salt and pepper and toss with remaining oil.
After salmon has baked for 20 minutes, remove from oven and scatter with the shrimp.
Return to oven and cook for another 10 minutes or until the shrimp are cooked through and no longer translucent.

Make the sauce and serve

Meanwhile, prepare the sauce.
Bring the chicken stock to a simmer over medium heat in a medium-size pan.
Whisk in the grated cheese, allowing it to melt into the stock, making a sauce.
Pour sauce over salmon and shrimp, sprinkle with chives and serve immediately.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

706Calories

83 gProtein

38 gFat

3 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Salmon	100g cooked	208
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Swiss Cheese	1 oz (28g)	108
Shrimp	100g cooked	99
Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Chives	1 tbsp (3g)	1
Salt	1 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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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.

Shrimp + chivetop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together282 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Pepper + chivetop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,885 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Shrimp + chickentop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together988 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-ethyl-3,6-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).
Shrimp + swiss cheesetop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together70 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,3,5-trimethylpyrazine (cocoa, roasted).
Salmon + chivetop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together343 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

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

What each ingredient does

Salmon: Forms the main body of the dish, cooking gently in the oven until flaky.
Shrimp: Adds firm, sweet seafood texture alongside the salmon.
Swiss cheese: Melts into the stock to make a rich, smooth, savory sauce.
Chicken stock: Provides the liquid base that the melted cheese turns into a sauce.
Vegetable oil: Adds moisture and helps the fish and shrimp brown and stay tender in the oven.

The step that matters

Adding the shrimp and finishing the bake. Shrimp cook quickly and turn tough and rubbery if overcooked, so they must be removed once opaque while the salmon stays moist. Watching the shrimp closely prevents this.

Swap the chive

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (salmon, pepper, shrimp, chicken, swiss cheese):

Potatofits better
Capsicumfits better
Asparagusfits better
Chivethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against salmon, pepper, shrimp, chicken, swiss cheese. 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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Shrimp and Salmon with Swiss Cheese Sauce