Why it works: Corn and tomato match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,099 recipes. Both carry 2-nonenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓
Cheese Enchilada Salad with Creamy Cilantro Dressing
Serves 4Ingredients
Directions
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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 10 of 14 ingredients. The other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Corn Tortilla | 1 medium flour (45g) | 140 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Cheddar Cheese | 1 oz (28g) | 113 |
| Yogurt | 170g plain Greek | 100 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Lime | juice of 1 lime (44ml) | 11 |
| Clove | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 7 |
| Romaine Lettuce | 1 cup shredded (36g) | 5 |
| Vinegar | 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled | 3 |
| Cilantro | 1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g) | 1 |
| Salad | not in our table | 0 |
| Pepita | not in our table | 0 |
| Enchilada | not in our table | 0 |
| Sauce | not in our table | 0 |
One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.
Explore the science
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.
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Corn + tomatotop 6% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together2,099 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
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Lettuce + tomatotop 6% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together1,655 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
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Cheddar cheese + yogurttop 9% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together1,032 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
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Corn + lettucetop 9% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together270 recipes
Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).
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Sauce + creamtop 9% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together4,787 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Swap the lettuce
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sauce, canola oil, corn, cheddar cheese, tomato, cream, yogurt):
- Capsicumfits better
- Potatofits better
- Chivefits better
- Lettucethe original
Fit is the average pairing score against sauce, canola oil, corn, cheddar cheese, tomato, cream, yogurt. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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