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Aceitunas Alinadas

A marinated green olive dish with olive oil, red wine vinegar, bay leaf, garlic, and black pepper.

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Why it works: Olive and garlic are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 25,665 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Aceitunas Alinadas

Timeat least 2 days

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Peel one lemon, without the white pith, whole or in large pieces.

  2. Add 1/2 teaspoon cumin seed, optional.

Marinate

  1. Mix all the ingredients together in a nonreactive bowl, cover, and refrigerate at least 2 days.

Serve

  1. Bring to room temperature before serving.

  2. Olives will keep, refrigerated, for several weeks.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

163Calories
0 gProtein
14 gFat
4 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Olive1 large (4g)4
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Bay Leaf1 leaf (0.6g)2

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

Recipe from the Recipes Wiki (Fandom).

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. Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  2. Clove + peppertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together17,451 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  3. Garlic + peppertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,090 recipes

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

  4. Clove + garlictop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,368 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  5. Olive + clovetop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,866 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

What each ingredient does

Green spanish olives
Main body of the dish, their brine-cured flesh softens and takes on the marinade's flavors.
Olive oil
Carries the garlic, lemon and spice flavors and coats the olives with richness.
Red wine vinegar
Adds acidity that brightens the olives and balances the oil.
Garlic
Releases aroma slowly into the oil and olives during the long chill.

The step that matters

Refrigerate for at least 2 days. Flavors from the garlic, lemon, bay and vinegar move into the oil and olives slowly. Serving early leaves the olives tasting mostly of brine and oil, so the full flavor depends on the resting time.

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, vinegar, wine, garlic, pepper):

  1. Rosemaryfits better
  2. Thymefits better
  3. Basilfits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, vinegar, wine, garlic, 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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