Name: Smoked Salmon, Dill & Onion Tart
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: plain flour , for rolling out pastry; 375g pack puff pastry; 1 medium red onion , thinly sliced into rings; 1 tbsp olive oil; zest 1 lemon , plus juice ½ lemon; 5 tbsp crème fraîche; 200g smoked salmon , sliced into pieces; 2 tsp capers , drained; 20g pack dill , chopped

Why it works: Lemon and dill 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 ↓

Smoked Salmon, Dill & Onion Tart

Serves 6

Ingredients

plain flour , for rolling out pastry
375g pack puff pastry
1 medium red onion , thinly sliced into rings
1 tbsp olive oil
zest 1 lemon , plus juice ½ lemon
5 tbsp crème fraîche
200g smoked salmon , sliced into pieces
2 tsp capers , drained
20g pack dill , chopped

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

844Calories

35 gProtein

28 gFat

110 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Smoked Salmon	100g cooked	208
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Lemon	juice of 1 lemon (48ml)	12
Dill	5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried	4
Capers	1 tbsp (9g) drained	2
Pastry	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.

Lemon + dilltop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together976 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Capers + dilltop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together117 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Olive + caperstop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,688 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Lemon + caperstop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,222 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Flour + caperstop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,024 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (flour, olive, lemon, salmon, capers, dill):

Shallotfits better
Chivefits better
Kalefits better
Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against flour, olive, lemon, salmon, capers, dill. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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