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Lemon, Rosemary and Olive Oil Shortbread

Light and crisp, sweet and savory shortbread made with olive oil instead of butter.

By cookieandkate · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Lemon, Rosemary and Olive Oil Shortbread

Why it works: Rosemary and lemon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 845 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Lemon, Rosemary and Olive Oil Shortbread

Serves 32
Prep15 min
Cook40 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

716Calories
14 gProtein
23 gFat
113 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Ranch1 tbsp (15g) dressing73
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Rosemary1 tsp dried (1.2g)4
Olive1 large (4g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By cookieandkate. 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. Rosemary + lemontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together845 recipes

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

  2. Rosemary + olivetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,590 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Wheat + olivetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,100 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

  4. Lemon + olivetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,922 recipes

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

  5. Wheat + flourtop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,373 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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

Swap the rosemary

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (wheat, flour, sugar, lemon, olive, ranch):

  1. Corianderfits better
  2. Cinnamonfits better
  3. Dillfits better
  4. Rosemarythe original

Fit is the average pairing score against wheat, flour, sugar, lemon, olive, ranch. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.