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Tofu Walnut Burgers with Irish Stout

"A spectacular vegetarian burger option, or for anyone looking for something different. A tofu-loving friend and I dreamed this up for a Memorial Day grill-out. Serve on hamburger buns with your favorite toppings."

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Tofu Walnut Burgers with Irish Stout

Why it works: Walnut and pepper are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 13% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,039 recipes. Both carry 2-nonenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓

Tofu Walnut Burgers with Irish Stout

6 patties
Prep10 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

238Calories
16 gProtein
13 gFat
9 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Tofu100g firm76
Beer1/4 cup (60ml) for cooking43
Walnut1 walnut half (4g)26
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
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.

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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. Walnut + peppertop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,039 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  2. Walnut + tofutop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together29 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

  3. Tofu + saucetop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together262 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  4. Beer + peppertop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together940 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  5. Tofu + peppertop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together392 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

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

Swap the walnut

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (tofu, egg, beer, sauce, pepper):

  1. Sesamefits better
  2. Beansfits better
  3. Walnutthe original
  4. Peanutfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against tofu, egg, beer, sauce, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.