Name: Mexican Martinis
Prep time: 10 min
Yield: 2 drinks
Ingredients: 4 limes, juiced; coarse salt; 2 jalapeno-stuffed green olives; 2 (1.5 fluid ounce) jiggers premium tequila; 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger orange liqueur; 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger sweetened lime juice; 1/2 teaspoon superfine sugar; crushed ice

Why it works: Lime and jalapeno are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,035 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓

Mexican Martinis

2 drinks

Prep10 min

Ingredients

4 limes, juiced
coarse salt
2 jalapeno-stuffed green olives
2 (1.5 fluid ounce) jiggers premium tequila
1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger orange liqueur
1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger sweetened lime juice
1/2 teaspoon superfine sugar
crushed ice

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

126Calories

2 gProtein

1 gFat

32 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 5 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Orange	1 medium (131g)	62
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Lime	juice of 1 lime (44ml)	11
Olive	1 large (4g)	4
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.

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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.

Lime + jalapenotop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,035 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Lime + orangetop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together937 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Olive + orangetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,456 recipes

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

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,621 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Jalapeno + olivetop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,528 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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

Swap the jalapeno

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (lime, olive, orange, sugar):

Corianderfits better
Cinnamonfits better
Gingerfits better
Jalapenothe original

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

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