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Sardines with Sicilian Fennel Salad

Perfect on the barbecue, sardines add a taste of summer to any meal and are the perfect addition to an al fresco salad

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Sardines with Sicilian Fennel Salad

Why it works: Lemon and parsley match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 14,037 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Sardines with Sicilian Fennel Salad

Serves 2
Prep20 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

661Calories
32 gProtein
48 gFat
33 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Sardine100g canned drained208
Pine1 oz (28g)191
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Fennel Bulb1/2 bulb (87g)27
Walnut1 walnut half (4g)26
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Olive1 large (4g)4
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)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.

  1. Lemon + parsleytop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14,037 recipes

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

  2. Parsley + fenneltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together625 recipes

    Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).

  3. Lemon + fenneltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together723 recipes

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

  4. Fennel + pinetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together43 recipes

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

  5. Lemon + pinetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together480 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 nuts

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (lemon, parsley, garlic, clove, fennel, pine, raisin):

  1. Chickpeafits better
  2. Pistachiofits better
  3. Chestnutfits better
  4. Nutsthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against lemon, parsley, garlic, clove, fennel, pine, raisin. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.