Name: Roasted Lamb Sausages with Grape-Mint Relish Recipe
Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons olive oil; 4 teaspoons kosher salt; 4 teaspoons white wine vinegar; 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 4 cups red seedless grapes, halved (about 1 1/2 pounds); 1/2 cup lightly packed mint leaves, coarsely chopped; 1/2 medium red onion, finely chopped; 8 mildly seasoned lamb sausages (about 2 1/2 pounds)

Why it works: Olive and onion are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,779 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Roasted Lamb Sausages with Grape-Mint Relish Recipe

4 to 6 servings

Ingredients

3 tablespoons olive oil
4 teaspoons kosher salt
4 teaspoons white wine vinegar
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
4 cups red seedless grapes, halved (about 1 1/2 pounds)
1/2 cup lightly packed mint leaves, coarsely chopped
1/2 medium red onion, finely chopped
8 mildly seasoned lamb sausages (about 2 1/2 pounds)

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

829Calories

39 gProtein

62 gFat

30 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Sausage	100g cooked	301
Lamb	100g cooked	294
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Grape	1/2 cup (76g)	62
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Peppermint	not in our table	0

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

By chow. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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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.

Olive + oniontop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together29,779 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
White wine + grapetop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together201 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).
Olive + grapetop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,110 recipes

Shared aroma: cis-2-hexenal (grassy).
Pepper + minttop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,372 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Olive + minttop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,240 recipes

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

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

Swap the mint

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, white wine, vinegar, pepper, grape, onion, lamb):

Garlicfits better
Thymefits better
Rosemaryfits better
Mintthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, white wine, vinegar, pepper, grape, onion, lamb. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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