Warm Scallop, Asparagus and Broad Bean Salad

Name: Warm Scallop, Asparagus and Broad Bean Salad
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: Serves 1
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar; 1 tsp chopped fresh chives; sprig fresh tarragon; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 tbsp olive oil; 75g/3oz asparagus; small handful broad beans; 75g/3oz scallops; 2 tbsp butter; salt and freshly ground black pepper; sprig fresh mint

This recipe was cooked by amateur chefs as part of the BBC's Step Up to the Plate television programme.

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients

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Why it works: Chive and tarragon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 589 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

Warm Scallop, Asparagus and Broad Bean Salad

Serves 1

Prep30 min

Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

359Calories

28 gProtein

26 gFat

8 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Shrimp	100g cooked	99
Asparagus	6 spears (90g)	27
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Tarragon	1 tsp dried (0.5g)	2
Chives	1 tbsp (3g)	1
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Broad Bean	not in our table	0
Peppermint	not in our table	0

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.

Chive + tarragontop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together589 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Asparagus + beanstop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together292 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Tarragon + asparagustop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together138 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Chive + asparagustop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together165 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Chive + beanstop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together180 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

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