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Why it works: Olive and tomato are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 15,539 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Big Bagel Sandwich

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Saute the crumbled tofu in half of the olive oil with salt and pepper until browned. Meanwhile, toast the bagel. Spread each toasted bagel half withe the avocado. Place tomato slices on each bagel half. When tofu is brown, add chopped peppers, onion and mushrooms. This is when you may need to add more olive oil. However, remember, mushrooms are mostly water and will add to the saute juices in the pan. When peppers are tender, onions are glossy and mushrooms are sauted; heap tofu/veggie mixture on to bagel halves. Top with black olives. If you are using soya cheese, place a slice on each half and broil until the cheese has melted. Serve at once.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

670Calories
24 gProtein
51 gFat
40 gCarbs

Counts 11 of 12 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Avocado1 medium (150g)240
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Tofu100g firm76
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Olive1 large (4g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Waternot 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.

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. Olive + tomatotop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,539 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  2. Avocado + tomatotop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,385 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  3. Olive + avocadotop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,449 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

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

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  5. Olive + mushroomtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,571 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

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

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (tofu, olive, pepper, avocado, tomato, mushroom, cheese):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Spinachfits better
  3. Welsh onionfits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against tofu, olive, pepper, avocado, tomato, mushroom, cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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