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Steak Tacos with Avocado and Cucumber Salsa

Steak Tacos with Avocado & Cucumber Salsa are spiced up with an extra special chili rub!

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 19 ingredients
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Steak Tacos with Avocado and Cucumber Salsa

Why it works: Cinnamon and allspice match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,536 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Steak Tacos with Avocado and Cucumber Salsa

Serves 4
Prep15 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1115Calories
34 gProtein
38 gFat
169 gCarbs

Counts 15 of 16 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 15 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Avocado1 medium (150g)240
Tortilla1 medium flour (45g)140
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Allspice1 tsp ground (1.9g)5
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Cilantro1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Taconot in our table0

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. Cinnamon + allspicetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,536 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Pepper + allspicetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,395 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  3. Pepper + cabbagetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,081 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  4. Garlic + avocadotop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,037 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  5. Garlic + cabbagetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together635 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

Swap the cabbage

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pepper, garlic, cinnamon, allspice, flour, cheese, avocado):

  1. Mustardfits better
  2. Kalefits better
  3. Spinachfits better
  4. Cabbagethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pepper, garlic, cinnamon, allspice, flour, cheese, avocado. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.