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Dazzling Beetroot-cured Salmon

This salmon needs to be made at least three days ahead, which means very little work to do on Christmas day

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 14 ingredients
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Dazzling Beetroot-cured Salmon

Why it works: Beetroot and lettuce match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 678 recipes. Both carry 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells green bell pepper, earthy. The science ↓

Dazzling Beetroot-cured Salmon

Serves 8, with leftovers
Prep30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

441Calories
22 gProtein
27 gFat
28 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 11 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Salmon100g cooked208
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Lettuce1 cup shredded (36g)5
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Horseradishnot in our table0
Beetrootnot in our table0
Leafnot 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. Beetroot + lettucetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together678 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).

  2. Horseradish + beetroottop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together209 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Beetroot + shallottop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together139 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Horseradish + shallottop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together376 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  5. Beetroot + dilltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together145 recipes

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

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

Swap the dill

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (salmon, sugar, horseradish, beetroot, lettuce, shallot, olive):

  1. Capersfits better
  2. Tarragonfits better
  3. Dillthe original
  4. Turmericfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against salmon, sugar, horseradish, beetroot, lettuce, shallot, olive. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.