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Baked Orange Salmon with Fennel

"A surprisingly good and healthy dish for guests or family. Salmon fillets are roasted with fennel bulb in an orange sauce."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Why it works: Salmon and orange work together. They rank in the top 21% of all ingredient pairs, and 259 recipes mention both. Both carry guaiacol, which smells smoky, sweet. The science ↓

The recipe

2 servings
Prep5 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Contains: fish (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

Directions

Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.

  1. Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Lightly grease a baking dish that fits both salmon fillets.

  2. Toss the diced fennel with the olive oil in the baking dish and spread it in an even layer.

  3. Roast the fennel for 10 minutes until it starts to soften.

  4. Push the fennel to the sides and place the salmon fillets in the center of the dish, skin side down if skin is present.

  5. Pour the orange juice over the salmon and fennel, then sprinkle the salmon evenly with the Old Bay Seasoning.

  6. Bake for about 15 to 18 minutes until the thickest part of the salmon reaches 145°F (63°C) and the flesh flakes easily.

  7. Let the salmon rest for 2 minutes, then serve with the fennel and pan juices spooned over the top.

By allrecipes. 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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Salmon + orangetop 21% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together259 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  2. Fennel + orangetop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together201 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Olive + orangetop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together2,184 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  4. Fennel + olivetop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together1,262 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  5. Olive + salmontop 7% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together2,457 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

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