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Whole Roasted Salmon Stuffed with Lemon & Herbs

Salmon is such a fantastic fish, it really doesn't need much help at all to be delicious, but I'm a sucker for lovely fresh herbs and I couldn't resist - plus they make the fish look pretty good, too! Slashing the fish like this and stuffing the herbs inside means they really get in contact with the meat, giving it a real depth of flavour. What's great about this dish is that it's just as good cold as it is hot, so cook it ahead of time and serve at room temperature if you fancy.

By jamieoliver · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Whole Roasted Salmon Stuffed with Lemon & Herbs

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 ↓

Whole Roasted Salmon Stuffed with Lemon & Herbs

Serves 10

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

540Calories
27 gProtein
27 gFat
50 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Salmon100g cooked208
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Fennel1/2 bulb (87g)27
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Tarragon1 tsp dried (0.5g)2
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By jamieoliver. 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. Fennel + dilltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together122 recipes

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

  3. Dill + parsleytop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together669 recipes

    Shared aroma: p-mentha-1,3,8-triene (camphor, herbal).

  4. Parsley + tarragontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,563 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  5. Dill + tarragontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together111 recipes

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

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

Swap the potato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (salmon, pepper, fennel, olive, dill, parsley, tarragon):

  1. Shallotfits better
  2. Chivefits better
  3. Carrotfits better
  4. Potatothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against salmon, pepper, fennel, olive, dill, parsley, tarragon. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.