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Southwest-Style Egg Rolls

"Corn, black beans, cumin, and Monterey Jack cheese lend Southwestern flavor to these fried egg rolls. They're perfect for parties. Serve with salsa or ranch dressing, or combine equal amounts of salsa and ranch dressing for a different taste."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Southwest-Style Egg Rolls

Why it works: Lime and cumin match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,216 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Southwest-Style Egg Rolls

8 servings
Prep15 min
Cook5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

571Calories
27 gProtein
30 gFat
54 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Black Bean1/2 cup canned (120g) drained114
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Egg Roll1 large egg (50g)78
Corn1/2 cup kernels (82g)77
Green Onion1 medium (110g)44
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Spinach1 cup raw (30g)7
Salt1 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 allrecipes. 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.

  1. Lime + cumintop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,216 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  2. Beans + cumintop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,188 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Spinach + cumintop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together325 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Spinach + beanstop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together365 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).

  5. Corn + beanstop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,211 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).

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

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, spinach, corn, beans, lime, cumin, cheese):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Sweet potatofits better
  3. Tomatofits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, spinach, corn, beans, lime, cumin, cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.