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Spiced Home-cured Salmon

Ever the versatile fish, this fresh, no-cook salmon starter can be made a few days ahead

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 16 ingredients
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Spiced Home-cured Salmon

Why it works: Coriander and ginger match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,505 recipes. Both carry trans-2-decenal, which smells waxy, orange. The science ↓

Spiced Home-cured Salmon

Serves 2 with leftovers
Prep30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

601Calories
26 gProtein
27 gFat
57 gCarbs

Counts 12 of 16 ingredients. The other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Salmon100g cooked208
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Sesame1 tbsp (14g)120
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Radish1/2 cup (58g)12
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Star Anisenot in our table0
Seednot in our table0
Coriandernot in our table0
Peppermintnot in our table0

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. Coriander + gingertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,505 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).

  2. Star anise + coriandertop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together178 recipes

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

  3. Coriander + garlictop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together6,474 recipes

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

  4. Star anise + gingertop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together229 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  5. Ginger + garlictop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together6,402 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 garlic

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (salmon, sugar, star anise, coriander, ginger, sherry, sauce):

  1. Cinnamonfits better
  2. Fennelfits better
  3. Cardamomfits better
  4. Garlicthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against salmon, sugar, star anise, coriander, ginger, sherry, sauce. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.