Name: Tomatillo-Avocado Salsa with Tortilla Chips
Yield: Makes about 6 cups (20 to 24) servings
Ingredients: 2 pounds tomatillos,* husked, rinsed, finely chopped (4 1/2 to 5 cups); 2 large avocados (about 1 1/3 pounds total), halved, pitted, peeled, finely chopped (about 2 cups); 3/4 cup finely chopped red onion; 3/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro; 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 2 serrano chiles, seeded, minced; Purchased tortilla chips

Why it works: Avocado and lime match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,117 recipes. Both carry decanal, which smells soap, orange peel. The science ↓

Tomatillo-Avocado Salsa with Tortilla Chips

Makes about 6 cups (20 to 24) servings

Ingredients

2 pounds tomatillos,* husked, rinsed, finely chopped (4 1/2 to 5 cups)
2 large avocados (about 1 1/3 pounds total), halved, pitted, peeled, finely chopped (about 2 cups)
3/4 cup finely chopped red onion
3/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 serrano chiles, seeded, minced
Purchased tortilla chips

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

555Calories

8 gProtein

39 gFat

51 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Avocado	1 medium (150g)	240
Tortilla Chip	1 medium flour (45g)	140
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Red Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Lime	juice of 1 lime (44ml)	11
Cilantro	1 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 epicurious. 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.

Avocado + limetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,117 recipes

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

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,449 recipes

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

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,653 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Lime + olivetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,621 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Onion + olivetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together29,779 recipes

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

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 (avocado, lime, olive):

Lettucefits better
Kalefits better
Tomatofits better
Onionthe original

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

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