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Tofu Salsa Wraps

A wrap filled with sautéed tofu, salsa, mango, and optional vegan cheese, served in a whole wheat flour tortilla.

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Why it works: Tofu and flour match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 350 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓

Tofu Salsa Wraps

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the filling

  1. Cut tofu into small pieces or crumble it into chunks about the size of skinny dice.

  2. Slice mango into slightly bigger pieces.

  3. Heat a wok or frying pan over medium heat and add oil, swirling until hot.

  4. Add tofu and stir for about two minutes, until the tofu is slightly browned.

  5. Add mango and continue stirring for another 30 seconds.

  6. Add salsa and water, stir until all is coated with salsa, cover, and lower heat to medium-low.

  7. Cook the filling until liquid is absorbed.

Make the dough

  1. Combine flour, baking powder, sea salt, and cornstarch in a medium bowl.

  2. Mix together water and lemon juice and add a little at a time to the flour, stirring until the dough will combine but isn't sticky.

  3. Pour onto an oiled surface and knead for a minute.

  4. Divide dough into three or four portions and roll flat.

Cook and assemble the wraps

  1. Cook over slightly lower than medium heat, flipping constantly until cooked.

  2. Don't let the wraps brown or they will stiffen.

  3. Lay cheese on the center of the wrap; cover with filling and wrap.

  4. Lay the wrap, cheese side down, on a medium-low hot frying pan for about a minute, moving it a little so that the wrap doesn't stick.

  5. Add black beans with mango if desired.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

896Calories
31 gProtein
30 gFat
131 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 10 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Mango1 cup diced (165g)99
Tofu100g firm76
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Waternot in our table0
Wheatnot 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. Tofu + flourtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together350 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  2. Tofu + wheattop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together48 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

  3. Mango + lemontop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together302 recipes

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

  4. Wheat + flourtop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,373 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  5. Wheat + lemontop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together585 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

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

What each ingredient does

Firm tofu
Provides the bulk and chewy, lightly browned texture of the filling.
Whole wheat flour
Forms the structure of the wrap dough, giving it body and chew.
Baking powder
Releases gas to lighten the dough so the wraps are less dense.
Salsa
Adds moisture, acidity and heat that flavour the tofu filling.
Cornstarch (in the method)
Softens the dough's texture and helps keep the wraps tender.

The step that matters

Don't let the wraps brown. Browning dries the wrap surface and makes it stiffen, so cook them gently over slightly lower than medium heat and keep flipping.

Swap the lemon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (tofu, mango, cheese, wheat, flour):

  1. Avocadofits better
  2. Coconutfits better
  3. Limefits better
  4. Lemonthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against tofu, mango, cheese, wheat, flour. 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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