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Spiced Salmon with Coriander Mash

A well rounded meal of potatoes and salmon. Nutritional for all the family.

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Why it works: Salmon and coriander work together. They rank in the top 10% of all ingredient pairs, and 683 recipes mention both. Both carry nonanal, which smells fat, citrus. The science ↓

The recipe

Serves 4
Prep10 min
Cook15 min

Ingredients

Contains: milk, fish (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

Directions

Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.

  1. Put the potatoes in a pan of boiling water and simmer for 12 to 15 minutes until tender. Heat the oven to 400°F (200°C).

  2. While the potatoes cook, mix the curry paste and chilli flakes with half the Greek yogurt. Spread this over the salmon fillets and set them on a lined baking tray.

  3. Roast the salmon for 10 to 12 minutes until it reaches 145°F (63°C) in the thickest part and the flesh is opaque and flakes easily.

  4. Drain the potatoes and mash them with the butter, enough milk to make them smooth, and most of the chopped coriander.

  5. Halve the tomatoes and put them under a hot grill for 3 to 4 minutes until softened and lightly charred.

  6. Spoon the mash onto plates, top with the salmon, and spoon over the remaining Greek yogurt. Scatter with the rest of the coriander and serve with the grilled tomatoes.

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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Salmon + coriandertop 10% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together683 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

  2. Coriander + tomatotop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together3,966 recipes

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

  3. Potato + tomatotop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together2,797 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  4. Butter + milktop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together81,222 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

  5. Potato + yogurttop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together983 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-heptenal (green).

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