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Olive Rice Balls

Olive Rice Balls are small baked balls made from cooked rice, cheese, olives, onions, breadcrumbs, egg, lemon juice, and hot pepper sauce.

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Why it works: Lemon and pepper match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 27,047 recipes. Both carry trans-2-nonenal, which smells cardboard, fatty. The science ↓

Olive Rice Balls

Oven375°F
Time10 to 15 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Combine rice, Cheddar cheese, onions, olives, bread crumbs, salt, egg, lemon juice, and pepper sauce in a large mixing bowl.

  2. Shape mixture into 1-inch balls; place on a well-greased baking sheet.

Bake and serve

  1. Bake at 375°F for 10 to 15 minutes.

  2. Serve warm.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

918Calories
32 gProtein
17 gFat
156 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Olive1 large (4g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Saucenot 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.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

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. Lemon + peppertop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together27,047 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  2. Rice + olivetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,994 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

  3. Olive + lemontop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,922 recipes

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

  4. Onion + olivetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together29,779 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  5. Olive + breadtop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,091 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

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

What each ingredient does

Cooked rice
Forms the bulk of each ball and gives a soft, tender interior.
Egg
Binds the mixture so the balls hold their shape while baking.
Cheddar cheese
Adds richness and melts to help hold the balls together.
Bread crumbs
Absorb moisture and add a lightly browned, crisp exterior.
Ripe olives
Contribute salty, savory flavor and moisture throughout the mixture.

The step that matters

Shaping the balls. The mixture is loose and moist, so balls packed too loosely may crumble in the oven. Pressing them firmly and keeping them even in size helps them bake uniformly and hold together.

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rice, cheddar cheese, olive, bread, egg, lemon, pepper):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Tomatofits better
  3. Asparagusfits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against rice, cheddar cheese, olive, bread, egg, lemon, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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