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Black Bean Enchiladas with Avocado Sauce

Cheesy black beans in coriander pesto, wrapped in soft flour tortillas and baked in avocado sour cream sauce. Absolute heaven!

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 14 ingredients
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Black Bean Enchiladas with Avocado Sauce

Why it works: Jalapeno and avocado work together. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 441 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓

Black Bean Enchiladas with Avocado Sauce

Serves 3
Prep20 min
Cook45 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1582Calories
59 gProtein
71 gFat
185 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 14 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Avocado1 medium (150g)240
Pine Nut1 oz (28g)191
Tortilla1 medium flour (45g)140
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Black Bean1/2 cup canned (120g) drained114
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Cilantro1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)1

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By tastykitchen. 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. Jalapeno + avocadotop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together441 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  2. Avocado + pinetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together36 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  3. Garlic + olivetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  4. Avocado + olivetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,449 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  5. Pine + olivetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,062 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

Swap the nuts

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (jalapeno, clove, garlic, avocado, cream, pine, olive):

  1. Cashew nutfits better
  2. Chickpeafits better
  3. Lentilsfits better
  4. Nutsthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against jalapeno, clove, garlic, avocado, cream, pine, olive. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.