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Moroccan-Spiced Rack of Lamb

Tender and flavorful rack of lamb—rib bones with the tenderloin attached—shouldn’t be restricted to holiday fare or fancy restaurant menus. Simply dressed with herbs or marinated briefly to add moisture and flavor, grilled rack of lamb makes any occasion special. Serve on a bed of herbed couscous.

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 20 ingredients
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Moroccan-Spiced Rack of Lamb

Why it works: Parsley and lemon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 14,037 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Moroccan-Spiced Rack of Lamb

Serves 6.

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

742Calories
33 gProtein
48 gFat
47 gCarbs

Counts 14 of 17 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 14 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Lamb100g cooked294
Couscous1 cup cooked (157g)176
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4
Tarragon1 tsp dried (0.5g)2
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Waternot in our table0
Peppermintnot in our table0
Coriandernot 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 williamssonoma. 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. Parsley + lemontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14,037 recipes

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

  2. Parsley + tarragontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,563 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  3. Tarragon + lemontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,137 recipes

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

  4. Cumin + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,082 recipes

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

  5. Garlic + olivetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

Swap the almond

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (parsley, tarragon, lemon, cumin, garlic, clove, olive):

  1. Chickpeafits better
  2. Lentilsfits better
  3. Beansfits better
  4. Almondthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against parsley, tarragon, lemon, cumin, garlic, clove, olive. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.