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Scallop and Prawn Starter

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By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Scallop and Prawn Starter

Why it works: Parsley and lime match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 547 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Scallop and Prawn Starter

Serves 4

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

241Calories
25 gProtein
14 gFat
6 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Shrimp100g cooked99
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1

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. Parsley + limetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together547 recipes

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

  2. Garlic + olivetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Garlic + parsleytop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9,308 recipes

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

  4. Parsley + olivetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9,649 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  5. Clove + parsleytop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,768 recipes

    Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).

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

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (scallop, garlic, parsley, lime, olive):

  1. Thymefits better
  2. Corianderfits better
  3. Capersfits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against scallop, garlic, parsley, lime, olive. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.