Name: Citrus Vinaigrette
Yield: Makes 1 1/2 cups
Ingredients: 1 small shallot, finely chopped; 3/4 cup olive oil; 1/4 cup Champagne vinegar or white wine vinegar; 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice; 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice; 1/4 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest; Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper

Why it works: Lemon and orange match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 10,634 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Citrus Vinaigrette

Makes 1 1/2 cups

Ingredients

1 small shallot, finely chopped
3/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup Champagne vinegar or white wine vinegar
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
1/4 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

209Calories

2 gProtein

14 gFat

22 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Orange Juice	1 medium (131g)	62
Lemon	juice of 1 lemon (48ml)	12
Shallot	1 tbsp minced (10g)	7
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Champagne	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 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.

Lemon + orangetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together10,634 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Lemon + peppertop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together27,047 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).
Shallot + lemontop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,523 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
Olive + lemontop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together11,922 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Olive + orangetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,456 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

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

Swap the shallot

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, champagne, lemon, orange, pepper):

Capsicumfits better
Tomatofits better
Carrotfits about as well
Shallotthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, champagne, lemon, orange, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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