Name: Black Bean and White Corn Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 (16 ounce) package frozen white corn, thawed; 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained; 2 tomatoes, diced; 1/2 red bell pepper, diced, or more to taste; 1/3 red onion, diced, or more to taste; 1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro, or more to taste; 1/4 cup fresh lime juice; 2 teaspoons white tequila; salt and ground black pepper to taste

Why it works: Beans and tomato match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,713 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Black Bean and White Corn Salad

4 servings

Prep15 min

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) package frozen white corn, thawed
1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
2 tomatoes, diced
1/2 red bell pepper, diced, or more to taste
1/3 red onion, diced, or more to taste
1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro, or more to taste
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
2 teaspoons white tequila
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

306Calories

14 gProtein

2 gFat

63 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Black Bean	1/2 cup canned (120g) drained	114
Corn	1/2 cup kernels (82g)	77
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Bell Pepper	1 medium (119g)	31
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Lime	juice of 1 lime (44ml)	11
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Cilantro	1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)	1
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.

Beans + tomatotop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,713 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Pepper + limetop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,491 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Corn + beanstop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,211 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).
Corn + limetop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together773 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Beans + limetop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together700 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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 (corn, beans, tomato, pepper, lime):

Capsicumfits better
Okrafits better
Sweet potatofits better
Onionthe original

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

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