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Sweet and Sharp Sea Bass

A dazzling little starter for Christmas lunch. Impressive and refreshing, this recipe uses fresh citrus juice to ‘cold cook’ the fish – so no actual cooking needed. Make a few hours or a day ahead.

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Sweet and Sharp Sea Bass

Why it works: Lime and coriander match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,536 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Sweet and Sharp Sea Bass

Serves 4
Prep30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

86Calories
2 gProtein
0 gFat
19 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 6 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Chive1 tbsp (3g)1
Passion Fruitnot in our table0
Coriandernot 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. Lime + coriandertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,536 recipes

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

  2. Lime + orangetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together937 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  3. Lime + chivetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together139 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  4. Orange + vanillatop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,371 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  5. Orange + coriandertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together674 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).

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

Swap the passion fruit

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (lime, orange, vanilla, chive, coriander):

  1. Avocadofits better
  2. Lemonfits better
  3. Mangofits better
  4. Passion fruitthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against lime, orange, vanilla, chive, coriander. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.