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Lemon Vinegar

A really easy recipe with so many tasty uses.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 3 ingredients
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Why it works: Lemon and lemon balm share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and 13 recipes mention both. Both carry myrcene, which smells balsamic, herbaceous. The science ↓

The recipe

Serves 8
Prep10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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

  1. Wash the lemons and peel only the yellow zest using a vegetable peeler, leaving behind the white pith underneath.

  2. Rinse the lemon balm under cold water, pat it completely dry with a clean towel, and lightly bruise the leaves with your hands.

  3. Place the lemon peel and lemon balm in a clean, dry glass jar or bottle that has been sterilized.

  4. Pour the white wine vinegar over the peel and herb until everything is fully submerged, then seal the jar tightly.

  5. Store the jar in a cool, dark place at room temperature for about 2 weeks, shaking it gently once a day.

  6. Strain the vinegar through a fine sieve or cheesecloth into a clean bottle, discard the solids, and seal the bottle until ready to use.

By tastykitchen. 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. Lemon + lemon balmtop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together13 recipes

    Shared aroma: myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).

  2. Lemon + white winetop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together3,764 recipes

    Shared aroma: myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).

  3. White wine + vinegartop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,123 recipes

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

  4. Lemon + vinegartop 12% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together7,331 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

  5. Lemon balm + white winetop 21% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together1 recipe

    Shared aroma: damascenone (apple, rose).

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