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Salmon & Prawns with Dill & Lime Aïoli

For a simple, smart starter, just mix mayo with garlic, herbs and a squeeze of lime and serve with seafood and brown bread

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Salmon & Prawns with Dill & Lime Aïoli

Why it works: Dill and lime match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 106 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Salmon & Prawns with Dill & Lime Aïoli

Serves 8
Prep15 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

961Calories
64 gProtein
32 gFat
101 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Smoked Salmon100g cooked208
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Shrimp100g cooked99
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4

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.

  1. Dill + limetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together106 recipes

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

  2. Bread + buttertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,232 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).

  3. Clove + limetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together909 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  4. Garlic + limetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,411 recipes

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

  5. Clove + dilltop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together187 recipes

    Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).

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

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (salmon, garlic, dill, lime, bread, butter):

  1. Parsleyfits better
  2. Capersfits better
  3. Corianderfits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against salmon, garlic, dill, lime, bread, butter. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.