Name: Coconut-Crusted Mahimahi with Pan-Roasted Garlic, Rosemary, and Tomato Sauce
Yield: Makes 2 servings
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided; 1 garlic clove, smashed; 2 (5-to 6-ounces) pieces of skinless boneless mahimahi fillet; 1/4 cup all-purpose flour; 1 large egg, lightly beaten; Rounded 1/3 cup grated dried unsweetened coconut; 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil; 1 garlic clove, smashed; 1/4 teaspoon finely chopped rosemary; 1 medium tomato, seeded and cut into 1/4-inch dice; 1/2 tablespoon finely chopped parsley; 1/2 tablespoon finely chopped chives; 1 tablespoon rice-wine vinegar (not seasoned)

Why it works: Olive and tomato are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 15,539 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Explore the science

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.

Olive + tomatotop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together15,539 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together25,665 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Olive + rosemarytop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,590 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
Garlic + tomatotop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together14,076 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
Clove + rosemarytop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together519 recipes

Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

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

Swap the coconut

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, garlic, clove, flour, egg, rosemary, tomato):

Avocadofits better
Lemonfits better
Limefits better
Coconutthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, garlic, clove, flour, egg, rosemary, tomato. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Coconut	1/2 cup shredded (40g)	283
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Clove	1 tsp ground (2g)	7
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Rosemary	1 tsp dried (1.2g)	4
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Parsley	1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)	1
Chives	1 tbsp (3g)	1

Coconut-Crusted Mahimahi with Pan-Roasted Garlic, Rosemary, and Tomato Sauce