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Spicy Seared Tofu Tossed with Sweet Crunchy Greens & Baked Won Tons Recipe

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By chow · From Open Recipes · 14 ingredients
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Why it works: Sesame and tofu match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 250 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Spicy Seared Tofu Tossed with Sweet Crunchy Greens & Baked Won Tons Recipe

4 servings

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

687Calories
34 gProtein
46 gFat
38 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 15 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Salmon100g cooked208
Sesame1 tbsp (14g)120
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Tofu100g firm76
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Sriracha1 tsp (5g)5
Romaine Lettuce1 cup shredded (36g)5
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Cilantro1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)1

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By chow. 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. Sesame + tofutop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together250 recipes

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

  2. Sesame + garlictop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,000 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  3. Sesame + mustardtop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together180 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  4. Mustard + garlictop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,053 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  5. Mustard + clovetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,829 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyleugenol (clove, spice).

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

Swap the sriracha

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sesame, sauce, tofu, mustard, clove, garlic, red wine):

  1. Capersfits better
  2. Gingerfits better
  3. Cuminfits better
  4. Srirachathe original

Fit is the average pairing score against sesame, sauce, tofu, mustard, clove, garlic, red wine. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.