Name: Smoked Trout, Beetroot & Horseradish Flatbread
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 8 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 4 flatbreads; olive oil , for brushing; 2 tbsp creamed horseradish; 2 tbsp crème fraîche; small bunch dill , ½ chopped, ½ picked into small fronds; squeeze lemon juice , plus a pinch of zest; 3 cooked beetroot (not in vinegar), very thinly sliced; 4 smoked trout fillets, broken into large flakes; mixed salad leaves , to serve (optional)

Why it works: Horseradish and beetroot match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 209 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

Smoked Trout, Beetroot & Horseradish Flatbread

Serves 4

Prep10 min

Cook8 min

Ingredients

4 flatbreads
olive oil , for brushing
2 tbsp creamed horseradish
2 tbsp crème fraîche
small bunch dill , ½ chopped, ½ picked into small fronds
squeeze lemon juice , plus a pinch of zest
3 cooked beetroot (not in vinegar), very thinly sliced
4 smoked trout fillets, broken into large flakes
mixed salad leaves , to serve (optional)

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

138Calories

1 gProtein

14 gFat

4 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 8 ingredients. The other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Lemon	juice of 1 lemon (48ml)	12
Dill	5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried	4
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Horseradish	not in our table	0
Beetroot	not in our table	0
Trout	not in our table	0
Salad	not in our table	0

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.

Horseradish + beetroottop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together209 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Dill + lemontop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together976 recipes

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

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together145 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Horseradish + dilltop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together134 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Olive + lemontop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together11,922 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

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 (olive, horseradish, dill, beetroot, vinegar):

Avocadofits better
Limefits about as well
Lemonthe original
Cherryfits less well

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

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