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Beetroot-cured Salmon, Deep-fried Oyster, Beetroot Salad and Smoked Mackerel Pâté

Allow two days for this home-cured fish. Beetroot has a natural affinity with oily fish, and the deep-fried oysters add extra glamour.

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 27 ingredients
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Why it works: Fennel and tarragon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 134 recipes. Both carry 4-methoxybenzaldehyde, which smells sweet, anise. The science ↓

Beetroot-cured Salmon, Deep-fried Oyster, Beetroot Salad and Smoked Mackerel Pâté

Serves 10
Cook2 hr

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1259Calories
55 gProtein
46 gFat
157 gCarbs

Counts 17 of 21 ingredients. The other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 17 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Salmon100g cooked208
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Banana1 medium (118g)105
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Oyster6 medium (84g)81
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Fennel1/2 bulb (87g)27
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Watercress1 cup (34g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Tarragon1 tsp dried (0.5g)2
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Beetrootnot in our table0
Seednot in our table0
Mackerelnot in our table0
Horseradishnot 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. Fennel + tarragontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together134 recipes

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

  2. Beetroot + tarragontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together184 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Tarragon + lemontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,137 recipes

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

  4. Fennel + lemontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together723 recipes

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

  5. Beetroot + fenneltop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together79 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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

Swap the beetroot

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (fennel, tarragon, sugar, salmon, pepper, cream cheese, lemon):

  1. Chivefits better
  2. Shallotfits better
  3. Cucumberfits about as well
  4. Beetrootthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against fennel, tarragon, sugar, salmon, pepper, cream cheese, lemon. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.