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Manx Smoked Salmon with a Kipper Mousse on a Cucumber Base

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Why it works: Chive and cucumber match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 244 recipes. Both carry decanal, which smells soap, orange peel. The science ↓

Manx Smoked Salmon with a Kipper Mousse on a Cucumber Base

Serves 4
Prep1 hr
Cook30 min

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

298Calories
22 gProtein
19 gFat
9 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Smoked Salmon100g cooked208
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Chive1 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. Chive + cucumbertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together244 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  2. Cucumber + tomatotop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,405 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  3. Chive + tomatotop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together538 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  4. Salmon + cucumbertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together513 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,6-nonadienal (cucumber, green).

  5. Salmon + chivetop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together343 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

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

Swap the tomato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (salmon, cream, chive, cucumber):

  1. Horseradishfits better
  2. Welsh onionfits better
  3. Lettucefits better
  4. Tomatothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against salmon, cream, chive, cucumber. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.