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Crab and Avocado with Yuzu Dressing

This classic combination gets an Asian update with the addition of yuzu, a highly aromatic Japanese citrus fruit.

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 16 ingredients
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Why it works: Parsley and lemon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 14,037 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Crab and Avocado with Yuzu Dressing

Serves 4
Prep30 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

812Calories
35 gProtein
37 gFat
89 gCarbs

Counts 12 of 15 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Avocado1 medium (150g)240
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Shrimp100g cooked99
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Coriandernot in our table0
Yuzunot in our table0
Wasabinot 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. Parsley + lemontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14,037 recipes

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

  2. Avocado + coriandertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,094 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  3. Tomato + olivetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,539 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  4. Shallot + parsleytop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,737 recipes

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

  5. Lemon + coriandertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,498 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 shallot

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (crab, tomato, parsley, lemon, olive, avocado, coriander):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Lettucefits better
  3. Spinachfits better
  4. Shallotthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against crab, tomato, parsley, lemon, olive, avocado, coriander. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.