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Confit of Kalamata Olives

A confit of Kalamata olives, anchovies, garlic, salt, pepper, rosemary, capers, and olive oil.

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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 ↓

Confit of Kalamata Olives

Oven350 °F
Time45 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare and bake

  1. Combine Kalamata olives, anchovies, garlic cloves (with peel on), salt, pepper, rosemary sprigs, and capers in a medium-sized casserole dish, then add enough extra-virgin olive oil to cover the mixture.

  2. Preheat oven to 350 °F and bake for 45 minutes.

Serve

  1. Serve with baguette slices.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

139Calories
1 gProtein
14 gFat
4 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Olive1 large (4g)4
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Rosemary1 tsp dried (1.2g)4
Capers1 tbsp (9g) drained2
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.

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

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  2. Olive + rosemarytop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,590 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Olive + caperstop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,688 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Clove + rosemarytop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together519 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  5. Garlic + rosemarytop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,180 recipes

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

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

What each ingredient does

Kalamata olives
Provide the main briny flavor and soft, meaty texture as they cook in the oil.
Anchovies
Dissolve during baking to add savory depth without an obvious fishy taste.
Garlic
Softens and turns sweet and mellow as it cooks slowly in the oil.
Extra virgin olive oil
Cooks the mixture gently and carries flavor, keeping the olives moist and rich.

The step that matters

Covering the mixture with oil. The oil must fully cover the olives, anchovies and garlic so they cook evenly and stay moist. Parts left exposed can dry out or brown in the oven.

Swap the capers

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

  1. Thymefits better
  2. Oreganofits better
  3. Basilfits better
  4. Capersthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, clove, garlic, pepper, rosemary. 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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