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Dirty Blues Martini

"My father and uncle (see 'Dan Fay Martini') loved their martini's. Having sampled both of their recipes, more than once, I found myself making variations to their wonderful concoctions. Here is my latest variation in the tradition of the 'Fay Martini.'"

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Dirty Blues Martini

Why it works: Olive and blue cheese work together. They rank in the top 12% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 329 recipes. Both carry methyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells apple, fatty. The science ↓

Dirty Blues Martini

2 servings
Prep5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

104Calories
6 gProtein
8 gFat
1 gCarbs

Counts 2 of 3 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 2 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Blue Cheese1 oz (28g)100
Olive1 large (4g)4
Ginnot 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 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 their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Olive + blue cheesetop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together329 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

  2. Gin + olivetop 29% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together48 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  3. Gin + blue cheesetop 51% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together1 recipe

    Shared aroma: myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).

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