Tomato + Almond
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 391 recipes, and they share 247 flavor molecules: the top 16% of all ingredient pairs.
Do tomato and almond go together?
Yes. 391 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 247 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 16% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
Almost everything almond carries, tomato has too: 247 of almond's 281 flavor molecules also occur in tomato. Among the shared key aromas are 2,4-decadienal (seaweed) and 3-methylbutanol (malty, whiskey).
What each one brings
tomato
The fresh, green side. Green notes make up 14% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 8% for almond. It carries 263 molecules almond doesn't have.
almond
The roast. Roasted notes make up 9% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 5% for tomato. It carries 34 molecules tomato doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Chickpea: the best fit for both, top 3% of pairs with tomato, top 1% with almond.
- Avocado: top 2% of pairs with tomato, top 2% with almond.
- Saffron: top 4% of pairs with tomato, top 1% with almond.
- Olive: top 1% of pairs with tomato, top 6% with almond.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with tomato and almond
Mostly mains: 34 of the 45 recipes with a course label are mains.
Can you swap one for the other?
Only partly. Almost all of almond's flavor molecules (247 of 281) are also found in tomato, but tomato has 263 that almond lacks. Almond gives you part of tomato's character without most of its fresh, green side. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 247 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 263 only in tomato and the 34 only in almond.
Tomato and almond questions
Do tomato and almond go together?
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 391 recipes, and they share 247 flavor molecules: the top 16% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do tomato and almond taste good together?
Almost everything almond carries, tomato has too: 247 of almond's 281 flavor molecules also occur in tomato. Among the shared key aromas are 2,4-decadienal (seaweed) and 3-methylbutanol (malty, whiskey).
What goes with tomato and almond?
Chickpea is the best third ingredient: top 3% of pairs with tomato and top 1% with almond. Avocado and saffron also fit both.
What can you make with tomato and almond?
Mostly mains: 34 of the 45 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Almond Falafel, Chicken and Almond Stew, Roasted Broccoli and Tomato Salad, Sun‑Dried Tomato & Basil Tapenade.
Can I use almond instead of tomato?
Only partly. Almost all of almond's flavor molecules (247 of 281) are also found in tomato, but tomato has 263 that almond lacks. Almond gives you part of tomato's character without most of its fresh, green side. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
Compare other ingredients
Ranks compare this pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. Molecule counts are what the studies and databases we aggregate have reported for each ingredient: a measure of coverage, not a full census. How we score pairs
Cite this analysis
Compound Kitchen (2026). Compound similarity analysis: Tomato vs Almond. https://compkitchen.com/compare/tomato-vs-almond. Accessed 2026-11-03.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Tomato vs Almond},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/tomato-vs-almond},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-03}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.