Name: Crab Cakes with Tomatillo California Avocado Salsa + a Giveaway
Ingredients: 1/3 cup green onions, chopped; 1/4 cup mayo; 2 large eggs; 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh chives; 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh cilantro; 1 tbsp finely grated lemon peel; 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice; 1 cup panko; 2 tsp salt; 2 tsp pepper; 1 pound lump crabmeat; 6 tbsp butter; 1 California Avocado; 1 tsp honey; 1/4 cup cilantro; 1/4 cup white onion, diced; 4 medium Tomatillos, halved and roasted; 1/3 cup green onions, chopped; 1/4 cup mayo; 2 large eggs; 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh chives; 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh cilantro; 1 tbsp finely grated lemon peel; 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice; 1 cup panko; 2 tsp salt; 2 tsp pepper; 1 pound lump crabmeat; 6 tbsp butter; 1 California Avocado

Why it works: Chive and avocado match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 119 recipes. Both carry decanal, which smells soap, orange peel. The science ↓

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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.

Chive + avocadotop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together119 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Lemon + peppertop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together27,047 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).
Onion + chivetop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,907 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Onion + avocadotop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,653 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Lemon + avocadotop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together800 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

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

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (egg, chive, lemon, pepper, butter, avocado, honey):

Shallotfits better
Spinachfits better
Kalefits better
Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against egg, chive, lemon, pepper, butter, avocado, honey. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Avocado	1 medium (150g)	240
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Honey	1 tbsp (21g)	64
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Lemon	juice of 1 lemon (48ml)	12
Lime	juice of 1 lime (44ml)	11
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Chives	1 tbsp (3g)	1
Cilantro	1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)	1
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

Crab Cakes with Tomatillo California Avocado Salsa + a Giveaway