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Cornish Ling, Grapefruit and Prawn Dressing, Spiced Quinoa and Lemon Yoghurt

A deliciously light and fresh dish bursting with tangy citrus flavours.

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 24 ingredients
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Why it works: Dill and fennel match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 122 recipes. Both carry 4-methoxybenzaldehyde, which smells sweet, anise. The science ↓

Cornish Ling, Grapefruit and Prawn Dressing, Spiced Quinoa and Lemon Yoghurt

Serves 4
Prep30 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

566Calories
36 gProtein
19 gFat
69 gCarbs

Counts 16 of 18 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 16 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Quinoa1 cup cooked (185g)222
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Shrimp100g cooked99
Grapefruit Juice1/2 fruit (123g)52
Fennel1/2 bulb (87g)27
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Dill Seed5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Capers1 tbsp (9g) drained2
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Chive1 tbsp (3g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Saladnot in our table0
Lingnot 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. Dill + fenneltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together122 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).

  2. Dill + parsleytop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together669 recipes

    Shared aroma: p-mentha-1,3,8-triene (camphor, herbal).

  3. Quinoa + chivetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together23 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  4. Cumin + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,103 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).

  5. Fennel + cumintop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together276 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).

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

Swap the cinnamon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (quinoa, olive, dill, fennel, cumin, parsley, chive):

  1. Capersfits better
  2. Tarragonfits better
  3. Thymefits better
  4. Cinnamonthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against quinoa, olive, dill, fennel, cumin, parsley, chive. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.