Why it works: Mango and avocado match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and 140 recipes mention both. Both carry guaiacol, which smells smoky, sweet. The science ↓
The recipe
12 lobster rollsIngredients
Contains: shellfish (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
- For the Mango Coulis
- For the Summer Rolls
Directions
Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.
Blend the chopped mango, mirin, lime juice and olive oil with a pinch of kosher salt until smooth, about 1 minute. Taste, adjust salt, and refrigerate the coulis until serving.
Trim the root ends from the enoki mushrooms and separate the strands. Dip them in a pan of boiling water for 30 seconds, drain, and cool.
Pat the cooked lobster slices dry and season lightly with kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper. Keep chilled until rolling.
Toss the mizuna, ocean greens, chopped mint and hearts of palm sticks together in a bowl with a light pinch of salt and pepper.
Fill a shallow dish with warm water. Dip one spring roll wrapper for 5 to 10 seconds until pliable, then lay it flat on a clean damp towel.
Arrange a small handful of the greens mixture across the lower third of the wrapper, then top with lobster, avocado slices and enoki.
Fold in the sides of the wrapper and roll tightly into a neat cylinder, keeping the filling compact.
Repeat with the remaining wrappers and filling, covering finished rolls with a damp towel so they do not dry out.
Serve the rolls chilled, with the mango coulis alongside for dipping.
Explore the science
The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Mango + avocadotop 5% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together140 recipes
Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
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Lime + avocadotop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together1,117 recipes
Shared aroma: trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy).
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Lime + minttop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together846 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
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Mango + limetop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together506 recipes
Shared aroma: myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).
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Olive + avocadotop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together1,376 recipes
Shared aroma: trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Flavor stand-ins for the mint
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (mango, lime, olive, rice, lobster, avocado, mushroom):
- Corianderbetter flavor fit
- Pepperbetter flavor fit
- Gingerbetter flavor fit
- Mintthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against mango, lime, olive, rice, lobster, avocado, mushroom. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).
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