Why it works: Avocado and yogurt work together. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and 426 recipes mention both. Both carry nonanal, which smells fat, citrus. The science ↓
The recipe
Serves 12Ingredients
Contains: milk (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
Directions
Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.
Halve and pit the avocados, then scoop the flesh into a food processor or blender.
Add the Greek yogurt, cilantro leaves, chopped jalapeno, lemon juice, garlic clove, salt, chili powder and cumin.
Pulse or blend until smooth and creamy, scraping down the sides as needed, about 1 to 2 minutes.
Taste and adjust the salt or lemon juice if needed, then transfer to a serving bowl.
Chill in the refrigerator for 15 minutes before serving to let the flavors meld.
Explore the science
The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Avocado + yogurttop 7% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together426 recipes
Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).
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Jalapeno + cumintop 2% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together688 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
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Avocado + jalapenotop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together441 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
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Garlic + cumintop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together5,083 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
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Jalapeno + garlictop 3% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together1,700 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Flavor stand-ins for the lemon
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (avocado, yogurt, jalapeno, garlic, cumin):
- Limebetter flavor fit
- Mangobetter flavor fit
- Cherryabout as good a flavor fit
- Lemonthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against avocado, yogurt, jalapeno, garlic, cumin. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).
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