Why it works: Olive and tomato match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and 14,164 recipes mention both. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓
The recipe
Ingredients
Contains: milk (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
Directions
Prepare
In a bowl, combine butter, olive paste and pesto, mix well.
Sprinkle lamb chops with salt and pepper.
Cook
Broil chops 5 min. per side, turning once until done, then remove from broiler.
Serve
Spoon tomato olive butter on each chop.
Place on serving plates and serve with asparagus.
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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.
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Olive + tomatotop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together14,164 recipes
Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
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Tomato + peppertop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together17,913 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
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Olive + lambtop 5% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together1,391 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).
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Tomato + lambtop 5% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together979 recipes
Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).
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Lamb + peppertop 5% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together3,165 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
What each ingredient does
- Lamb chops
- Forms the main protein; broiling browns the outside while the inside cooks through.
- Unsalted butter
- Adds fat and richness, carrying flavor and keeping the topping moist.
- Olive paste
- Adds salty, savory olive flavor to the butter.
- Sun dried tomato pesto
- Adds concentrated tomato flavor and a touch of acidity to the butter.
The step that matters
Broil until done, turning once. Lamb chops are lean and dry out quickly under intense heat. Turning once helps both sides brown evenly, and removing them as soon as they reach doneness keeps the inside juicy.
“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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