Why it works: Avocado and cheese work together. They rank in the top 10% of all ingredient pairs, and 363 recipes mention both. Both carry nonanal, which smells fat, citrus. The science ↓
The recipe
Ingredients
Contains: milk (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
Directions
Cut up and mash the inside of a ripe soft California avocado, and discard seed and peel.
Put this in a small bowl.
Add 2 to 3 tablespoons of grated Monterey Jack Jalapeno pepper cheese.
Add 1 tablespoon of sour cream.
Mix well with a fork.
Use this to dip corn chips or put on top of salad or tacos or add to anything else.
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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 + cheesetop 10% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together363 recipes
Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).
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Cheese + creamtop 7% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together2,649 recipes
Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
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Avocado + peppertop 7% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together1,455 recipes
Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).
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Pepper + cheesetop 9% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together7,861 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
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Pepper + creamtop 13% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together21,446 recipes
Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).
Pepper and cream share little aroma chemistry, yet 21,446 recipes mention both: they likely work on texture and structure more than aroma.
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
What each ingredient does
- Avocado
- Provides the creamy, smooth body that forms the base of the dip.
- Monterey jack jalapeno pepper cheese
- Adds savory richness and a mild heat that flavors the dip.
- Sour cream
- Adds moisture and tang, loosening the mash into a spreadable dip.
“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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