Name: Olive-Orange Vinaigrette
Yield: Makes 1 cup
Ingredients: 1 thinly sliced shallot; 1/3 cup chopped pitted oil-cured black olives; 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil; 1/4 cup Sherry vinegar; 2 teaspoons finely grated orange zest; 1/4 cup fresh orange juice; 1 teaspoon coarsely chopped aniseed; Kosher salt

Why it works: Olive and orange are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,456 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Olive-Orange Vinaigrette

Makes 1 cup

Ingredients

1 thinly sliced shallot
1/3 cup chopped pitted oil-cured black olives
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 cup Sherry vinegar
2 teaspoons finely grated orange zest
1/4 cup fresh orange juice
1 teaspoon coarsely chopped aniseed
Kosher salt

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

282Calories

3 gProtein

14 gFat

33 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Orange	1 medium (131g)	62
Orange Juice	1 medium (131g)	62
Wine	2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)	25
Shallot	1 tbsp minced (10g)	7
Olive	1 large (4g)	4
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Salt	1 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.

By epicurious. 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 + orangetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,456 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Shallot + olivetop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,659 recipes

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

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together12,297 recipes

Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).
Sherry + vinegartop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together660 recipes

Shared aroma: 4-ethyl-2-methoxyphenol (smoky, clove).
Shallot + vinegartop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,374 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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

Swap the orange

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (shallot, olive, sherry, vinegar):

Cherryfits better
Plumfits better
Avocadofits better
Orangethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against shallot, olive, sherry, vinegar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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