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Olives Marinated in Pomegranate and Sage Recipe

A new way to serve olives - marinated in pomegranate juice and harissa paste, then finished with fresh sage.

By lovefood · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Why it works: Olive and pomegranate match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 311 recipes. Both carry hexanol, which smells green, fruity. The science ↓

Olives Marinated in Pomegranate and Sage Recipe

4 people
Prep5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

197Calories
2 gProtein
15 gFat
17 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Pomegranate1/2 cup seeds (87g)72
Olive1 large (4g)4
Sage1 tsp ground (0.7g)2
Harissanot 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 lovefood. 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 + pomegranatetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together311 recipes

    Shared aroma: hexanol (green, fruity).

  2. Sage + pomegranatetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9 recipes

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

  3. Olive + sagetop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,138 recipes

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

  4. Harissa + pomegranatetop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together13 recipes

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

  5. Olive + harissatop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together199 recipes

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

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

Swap the harissa

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, sage, pomegranate):

  1. Thymefits better
  2. Rosemaryfits better
  3. Parsleyfits better
  4. Harissathe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, sage, pomegranate. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.