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Chargrilled Seabass Summer Rolls with Pineapple Dipping Sauce

These fresh spring rolls are easy to make in advance for a summer barbecue and a world away from deep-fried takeaway versions.

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 20 ingredients
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Chargrilled Seabass Summer Rolls with Pineapple Dipping Sauce

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 ↓

Chargrilled Seabass Summer Rolls with Pineapple Dipping Sauce

Makes 10 rolls
Prep1 hr

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

414Calories
8 gProtein
1 gFat
97 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Pineapple1 cup chunks (165g)82
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Lemongrass1 tbsp (6g)5
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2

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

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

  2. Dill + carrottop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together321 recipes

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

  3. Ginger + carrottop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,377 recipes

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

  4. Ginger + lemontop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,154 recipes

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

  5. Garlic + gingertop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together6,402 recipes

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

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

Swap the garlic

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (ginger, dill, sugar, lemon, fish sauce, rice, carrot):

  1. Cardamomfits better
  2. Turmericfits better
  3. Corianderfits better
  4. Garlicthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against ginger, dill, sugar, lemon, fish sauce, rice, carrot. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.