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Smoked Salmon Ravioli Filling

A filling for ravioli made with smoked salmon, lemon zest, chives, ricotta or cottage cheese, egg, Parmesan, salt, and pepper.

From the Wikibooks Cookbook · 8 ingredients
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Why it works: Cottage cheese and parmesan cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 213 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Smoked Salmon Ravioli Filling

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Mix the salmon, chives, lemon zest and seasonings in a bowl until salmon is well coated.

  2. Mix the ricotta or cottage cheese, egg, and Parmesan cheese.

  3. Add to the salmon and mix until well blended but not homogeneous.

  4. Cover and refrigerate until the dough is ready.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

687Calories
59 gProtein
40 gFat
16 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Smoked Salmon100g cooked208
Ricotta Cheese1/2 cup (124g) part-skim174
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Cottage Cheese1/2 cup (113g) 2%98
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Chives1 tbsp (3g)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.

Recipe from the Wikibooks Cookbook.

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. Cottage cheese + parmesan cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together213 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

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

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

  3. Lemon + chivetop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,122 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  4. Chive + peppertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,885 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  5. 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

Smoked salmon
Provides the main flavour and the flaked texture of the filling.
Ricotta or cottage cheese
Adds moisture and creaminess that bind the filling together.
Egg
Helps bind the cheese and salmon so the filling holds its shape.
Parmesan cheese
Adds savoury, salty depth and helps the filling hold together.

The step that matters

Add to the salmon and mix until well blended but not homogeneous. Overmixing breaks the cheese and egg into a uniform paste and loses the flaked texture of the salmon. Stopping once the mixture is evenly combined keeps the filling moist and textured inside the ravioli.

Swap the chive

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (salmon, lemon, pepper, egg, cottage cheese, parmesan cheese):

  1. Spinachfits better
  2. Asparagusfits better
  3. Chivethe original
  4. Tomatofits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against salmon, lemon, pepper, egg, cottage cheese, parmesan 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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