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Black Olive Dressing

A dressing made from crushed garlic, olive oil, black olives, capers, herbes de Provence, salt, and pepper.

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Why it works: Garlic and olive 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 ↓

Black Olive Dressing

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Crush the garlic with a pinch of the salt in a mortar or food processor, then add the olive oil, olives, and capers to make a slightly lumpy sauce with uneven bits of black olive scattered throughout.

  2. Season with herbes de Provence and pepper.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

142Calories
1 gProtein
14 gFat
4 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Olive1 large (4g)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. Garlic + olivetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  4. Garlic + caperstop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together834 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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

Black oil-cured olives
Provide the main savory, salty flavor and dark color, with chopped pieces giving texture.
Olive oil
Carries the flavors and gives the dressing its body and richness.
Garlic
Adds pungent, aromatic flavor that mellows slightly with crushing into the oil.
Capers
Add sharp, briny acidity that brightens the olives and oil.

Swap the clove

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

  1. Parsleyfits better
  2. Oreganofits better
  3. Thymefits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against garlic, olive, capers, 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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