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Spatchcock Poussin with Walnut Salad

Spatchcocked poussin take no time to cook and the result is juicy, tender meat. Try them served with a spicy sauce and creamy celery and walnut salad.

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 20 ingredients
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Why it works: Shallot and chive match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 450 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-ol, which smells mushroom, earthy. The science ↓

Spatchcock Poussin with Walnut Salad

Serves 4
Prep30 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

384Calories
9 gProtein
22 gFat
36 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Walnut1 walnut half (4g)26
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Celery1 stalk (40g)6
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Chives1 tbsp (3g)1

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. Shallot + chivetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together450 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  2. Parsley + lemontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14,037 recipes

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

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

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

  4. Parsley + oreganotop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,184 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  5. Oregano + lemontop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together784 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 oregano

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (shallot, parsley, chive, sherry, vinegar, olive, lemon):

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

Fit is the average pairing score against shallot, parsley, chive, sherry, vinegar, olive, lemon. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.