Name: Lemon & Dill Bream with Ciabatta, Tomato & Olive Salad
Yield: Serves 2
Ingredients: a handful dill , roughly chopped; 1 lemon , zested and juiced; olive oil; 2 fillets sea bream or sea bass, skin on; 2 thick slices ciabatta; 2 beef tomatoes , sliced; a handful black olives , pitted and halved; a handful basil leaves

Why it works: Dill and lemon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 976 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Lemon & Dill Bream with Ciabatta, Tomato & Olive Salad

Serves 2

Ingredients

a handful dill , roughly chopped
1 lemon , zested and juiced
olive oil
2 fillets sea bream or sea bass, skin on
2 thick slices ciabatta
2 beef tomatoes , sliced
a handful black olives , pitted and halved
a handful basil leaves

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

412Calories

28 gProtein

29 gFat

9 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Beef	100g cooked	250
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Lemon	juice of 1 lemon (48ml)	12
Dill	5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried	4
Olive	1 large (4g)	4
Basil	5 leaves fresh (2.5g)	1

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

By bbcgoodfood. 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.

Dill + lemontop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together976 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Olive + tomatotop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together15,539 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Lemon + basiltop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,823 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Tomato + basiltop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,979 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Dill + basiltop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together154 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 lemon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (dill, olive, beef, tomato, basil):

Avocadofits about as well
Lemonthe original
Limefits about as well
Cherryfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against dill, olive, beef, tomato, basil. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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