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Tofu Mayonnaise

"This tofu mayonnaise is great for anyone who is lactose-intolerant or vegan. It's real thick and creamy and you can add seasonings to fit your fancy! Great for pasta salads or anywhere you'd use mayonnaise."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Tofu Mayonnaise

Why it works: Tofu and sesame match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 250 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Tofu Mayonnaise

2 cups
Prep10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

327Calories
8 gProtein
32 gFat
4 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Sesame1 tbsp (14g)120
Peanut Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Tofu100g firm76
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
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. Tofu + sesametop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together250 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  2. Sesame + mustardtop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together180 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  3. Sesame + peanut oiltop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together220 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetylpyrazine (roast).

  4. Mustard + peppertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,430 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  5. Tofu + mustardtop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together81 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

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

Swap the mustard

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (tofu, sesame, apple cider vinegar, pepper, peanut oil):

  1. Welsh onionfits better
  2. Capsicumfits better
  3. Spinachfits better
  4. Mustardthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against tofu, sesame, apple cider vinegar, pepper, peanut oil. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.