Name: Crisp Sea Bass with Minted Fennel & Radish Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 6 min
Yield: Serves 2
Ingredients: 1 fennel , trimmed and finely sliced (on a mandolin if you have one), green fronds reserved; juice 1 lemon; 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 1 tsp caster sugar; 1 tsp olive oil; 2 sustainably caught seabass fillets, skin on; 85g radishes , trimmed, finely sliced; handful mint , leaves roughly chopped; 1 tbsp capers , rinsed

Why it works: Fennel and lemon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 723 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Crisp Sea Bass with Minted Fennel & Radish Salad

Serves 2

Prep15 min

Cook6 min

Ingredients

1 fennel , trimmed and finely sliced (on a mandolin if you have one), green fronds reserved
juice 1 lemon
2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
1 tsp caster sugar
1 tsp olive oil
2 sustainably caught seabass fillets, skin on
85g radishes , trimmed, finely sliced
handful mint , leaves roughly chopped
1 tbsp capers , rinsed

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

209Calories

2 gProtein

14 gFat

23 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 6 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Fennel	1/2 bulb (87g)	27
Lemon	juice of 1 lemon (48ml)	12
Capers	1 tbsp (9g) drained	2
Peppermint	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.

Fennel + lemontop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together723 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Olive + caperstop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,688 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Fennel + caperstop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together79 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Lemon + minttop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,998 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Radish + caperstop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together11 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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

Swap the mint

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (fennel, lemon, olive, sugar, radish, capers):

Tarragonfits better
Parsleyfits better
Dillfits better
Mintthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against fennel, lemon, olive, sugar, radish, capers. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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