Name: Vegan Mayonnaise
Yield: almost 2 cups (450 g)
Ingredients: 7 ounces (195 g) extra-firm tofu, drained and pressed; 1/4 cup (35 g) raw cashews, ground into a very fine powder; 1 tablespoon (15 ml) lemon juice; 1 tablespoon (12 g) raw sugar or (21 g) agave nectar; 1 1/2 teaspoons brown or Dijon mustard; 1 teaspoon apple cider or rice wine vinegar; 1/2 teaspoon sea salt; 6 tablespoons (90 ml) canola oil

Why it works: Mustard and canola oil work together. They rank in the top 10% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 226 recipes. Both carry trans-2-hexenal, which smells green, leafy. The science ↓

Vegan Mayonnaise

almost 2 cups (450 g)

Ingredients

7 ounces (195 g) extra-firm tofu, drained and pressed
1/4 cup (35 g) raw cashews, ground into a very fine powder
1 tablespoon (15 ml) lemon juice
1 tablespoon (12 g) raw sugar or (21 g) agave nectar
1 1/2 teaspoons brown or Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon apple cider or rice wine vinegar
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
6 tablespoons (90 ml) canola oil

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

766Calories

19 gProtein

32 gFat

103 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 12 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Rice	1 cup cooked (158g) white	206
Cashew	1 oz (28g / ~18 nuts)	157
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Apple Cider	1 medium (182g)	95
Tofu	100g firm	76
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Wine	2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)	25
Agave	1 tsp (7g)	21
Lemon	juice of 1 lemon (48ml)	12
Mustard	1 tsp (5g) yellow	3
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
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.

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.

Mustard + canola oiltop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together226 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy).
Lemon + mustardtop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,816 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
Tofu + mustardtop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together81 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Tofu + canola oiltop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together62 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
Lemon + canola oiltop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together376 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

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 (tofu, lemon, sugar, mustard, canola oil):

Avocadofits better
Limefits better
Coconutfits better
Applethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against tofu, lemon, sugar, mustard, canola oil. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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