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Seared Scallops with Grapes and Mint Dressing

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Why it works: Ginger and sesame are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,531 recipes. Both carry nonanal, which smells fat, citrus. The science ↓

Seared Scallops with Grapes and Mint Dressing

Serves 4
Prep1 hr
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

727Calories
28 gProtein
41 gFat
65 gCarbs

Counts 15 of 19 ingredients. The other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 15 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Sesame1 tbsp (14g)120
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Mango1 cup diced (165g)99
Shrimp100g cooked99
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Olive1 large (4g)4
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Peppermintnot in our table0
Black Sesame Seednot in our table0
Coriandernot in our table0
Saladnot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By bbcfood. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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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.

  1. Ginger + sesametop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,531 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

  2. Sesame + shallottop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together77 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  3. Mint + gingertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together647 recipes

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

  4. Grape + mangotop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together101 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,6-nonadienal (cucumber, green).

  5. Ginger + mangotop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together280 recipes

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, pear).

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

Swap the mint

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (grape, ginger, mango, butter, sesame, shallot, wine):

  1. Cinnamonfits better
  2. Turmericfits better
  3. Thymefits better
  4. Mintthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against grape, ginger, mango, butter, sesame, shallot, wine. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.