Zippy Hummus

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. Garlic + lemontop 9% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together8,893 recipes

   Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

2. Clove + garlictop 10% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together11,368 recipes

   Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

3. Clove + lemontop 10% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together8,150 recipes

   Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

4. Peas + lemontop 11% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together1,005 recipes

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

5. Peas + garlictop 14% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together1,595 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

Chick peas

Provide the bulk and creamy body that forms the hummus base.

Garlic

Adds sharp, pungent aroma and flavor to the dip.

Lemon juice

Adds acidity that brightens the flavor and balances the earthy chickpeas.

Swap the peas

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (clove, garlic, lemon):

1. Chickpeafits better
2. Cashew nutfits better
3. Lentilsfits better
4. Peasthe original

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