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Stinging Scorpion Guacamole

A guacamole made with avocado, tofu, onion, garlic, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, hot pepper sauce, salt, and hot salsa.

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Why it works: Onion and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,058 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓

Stinging Scorpion Guacamole

Ingredients

Directions

Make the dip

  1. Whirl tofu in blender until smooth.

  2. Mash avocados.

  3. Add tofu and other ingredients to mashed avocados.

Chill and serve

  1. Press a piece of plastic wrap on the surface of the dip to prevent darkening.

  2. Chill and serve.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

413Calories
15 gProtein
27 gFat
37 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Avocado1 medium (150g)240
Tofu100g firm76
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Saucenot 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.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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.

  1. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  2. Lemon + peppertop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together27,047 recipes

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

  3. Clove + peppertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together17,451 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  4. Avocado + oniontop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,653 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  5. Avocado + tofutop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together36 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

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

What each ingredient does

Avocados
Provide the creamy base that gives the dip its body and rich texture.
Tofu
Adds smooth creaminess and moisture, thickening the blended mixture.
Lemon juice
Adds acidity that brightens flavor and slows browning of the avocado.
Onion
Adds sharp, aromatic flavor that stands out against the rich avocado.
Garlic
Contributes pungent aroma and savory depth to the dip.

The step that matters

Press plastic wrap onto the surface. Avocado flesh darkens when exposed to air through oxidation. Plastic wrap pressed directly on the surface limits contact with oxygen, keeping the dip green while it chills.

Swap the lemon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (avocado, tofu, onion, garlic, clove, sauce, pepper):

  1. Limefits better
  2. Coconutfits about as well
  3. Mangofits about as well
  4. Lemonthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against avocado, tofu, onion, garlic, clove, sauce, pepper. 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.

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