Name: Curried Avocado Soup
Ingredients: 3 CALIFORNIA AVOCADOS, peeled and cubed; 3 Cups chicken broth; 1 Cup plain low-fat yogurt; 2 garlic cloves, pressed; 1 ½ to 2 teaspoons curry powder; ½ tsp salt; ¼ tsp ground white pepper; Sour cream (optional)

Why it works: Avocado and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,037 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

Curried Avocado Soup

Time1 hour

Ingredients

Directions

Make the soup

Process the first seven ingredients in a blender until smooth, stopping to scrape down the sides.
Cover and chill for 1 hour.

Serve

Dollop each serving with sour cream, if desired.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

524Calories

52 gProtein

27 gFat

23 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Avocado	1 medium (150g)	240
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100
Turmeric	1 tsp ground (3g)	9
White Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
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.

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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 + garlictop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,037 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Chicken + garlictop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together10,850 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).
Avocado + clovetop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together205 recipes

Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).
Garlic + clovetop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together11,368 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Yogurt + garlictop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,440 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

What each ingredient does

Avocados: Provide the creamy, smooth body and rich fat that give the soup its texture.
Chicken broth: Supplies the liquid base that lets the soup blend smooth and thin.
Plain low-fat yogurt: Adds tang and extra creaminess to balance the rich avocado.
Garlic cloves: Contribute pungent aroma that deepens the savory flavor of the soup.
Curry powder: Provides warm spice aroma that flavors the soup throughout.

Swap the white pepper

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (avocado, chicken, yogurt, garlic, clove, cream):

Cuminfits better
Corianderfits better
Turmericfits better
White pepperthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against avocado, chicken, yogurt, garlic, clove, cream. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.