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Oven Roasted Greek Potatoes

"A delicious blend of potatoes, garlic, lemon, and herbs marinated overnight in olive oil and white wine. This is a nice way to dress up the potatoes and is always a hit at my dinner parties."

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Why it works: Rosemary and potato match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and 708 recipes mention both. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓

The recipe

6 servings
Prep25 min
Cook1 hr 15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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

  1. Heat the oven to 425°F (220°C). Put the quartered potatoes in a large pot, cover with the water, bring to a boil and cook for 8 minutes until just starting to soften. Drain well.

  2. In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, Italian salad dressing, white wine, lemon juice, lemon zest, minced garlic, lemon pepper, dried marjoram, dried basil, dried thyme and dried rosemary.

  3. Spread the drained potatoes in a single layer in a large roasting pan. Pour the herb and lemon mixture over them and toss well to coat.

  4. Roast for 35 minutes, then stir and turn the potatoes so they brown evenly.

  5. Roast for another 30 to 35 minutes, basting with the pan juices now and then, until the potatoes are golden and a fork slides easily into the centers.

  6. Let the potatoes rest in the pan for 5 minutes before serving.

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. Rosemary + potatotop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together708 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  2. Marjoram + thymetop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together2,225 recipes

    Shared aroma: terpineol (pine, woody).

  3. Thyme + rosemarytop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,340 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  4. Marjoram + rosemarytop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together178 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  5. Marjoram + basiltop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together688 recipes

    Shared aroma: terpineol (pine, woody).

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