Name: Smoked Mackerel with Quick Grilled Ratatouille
Prep time: 39 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: aubergine , halved lengthways and cut into strips; courgette , cut into strips lengthways; 2 red peppers , cut into strips lengthways; 2 large tomatoes , cut into quarters; extra-virgin olive oil; ½ lime , juiced; 50g rocket; 4 smoked mackerel fillets, broken into large pieces

Why it works: Tomato and olive are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 15,539 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Smoked Mackerel with Quick Grilled Ratatouille

Serves 4

Prep39 min

Cook30 min

Ingredients

aubergine , halved lengthways and cut into strips
courgette , cut into strips lengthways
2 red peppers , cut into strips lengthways
2 large tomatoes , cut into quarters
extra-virgin olive oil
½ lime , juiced
50g rocket
4 smoked mackerel fillets, broken into large pieces

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

158Calories

2 gProtein

14 gFat

10 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients. The other 1 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
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Lime	juice of 1 lime (44ml)	11
Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Mackerel	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.

Tomato + olivetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together15,539 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Pepper + limetop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,491 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Pepper + tomatotop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together17,923 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Tomato + limetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,878 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Olive + limetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,621 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

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

Swap the lime

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pepper, tomato, olive):

Avocadofits about as well
Limethe original
Cherryfits about as well
Lemonfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against pepper, tomato, olive. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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