Why it works: Avocado and lime match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,117 recipes. Both carry decanal, which smells soap, orange peel. The science ↓
Avocado and Feta Cheese Salad Wraps
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare the filling
Put diced avocado into a mixing bowl, and stir in feta cheese, lime juice and black pepper.
Add scallions, soy bacon bits, sunflower seeds and soy mayonnaise, stirring gently to combine.
Stir in grape tomatoes and shredded lettuce.
Warm the tortillas and serve
Preheat oven to broil.
Spray tortillas lightly with nonstick cooking spray, and heat in oven until softened, for about 30 seconds.
Remove from oven, and place each tortilla on individual plates.
To serve, line each tortilla with whole lettuce leaf, and mound salad mixture on top.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 14 of 15 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 14 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Avocado | 1 medium (150g) | 240 |
| Sunflower Seed | 1 oz (28g) hulled | 165 |
| Tortilla | 1 medium flour (45g) | 140 |
| Feta Cheese | 1 oz (28g) cheddar | 113 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Grape | 1/2 cup (76g) | 62 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Bacon | 1 slice cooked (8g) | 43 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Lime | juice of 1 lime (44ml) | 11 |
| Soy Sauce | 1 tbsp (15ml) | 9 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Lettuce | 1 cup shredded (36g) | 5 |
| Leaf | not in our table | 0 |
One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.
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.
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Avocado + limetop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together1,117 recipes
Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
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Avocado + lettucetop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together464 recipes
Shared aroma: trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy).
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Avocado + sunflowertop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together50 recipes
Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
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Lime + peppertop 2% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together3,491 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
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Avocado + tomatotop 2% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together1,385 recipes
Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
What each ingredient does
- Avocado
- Provides creamy texture and rich fat that gives the filling body.
- Feta cheese
- Adds salty, tangy flavor and a crumbly texture to the filling.
- Sunflower seeds
- Add crunch and a toasted, nutty flavor to the salad.
- Soy mayonnaise
- Binds the filling and adds moisture and creaminess.
- Flour tortillas
- Serve as the edible wrap that holds the filling together.
The step that matters
Warming the tortillas under the broiler. Broiler heat is intense and fast, so tortillas can scorch or dry out in seconds. Watch them closely so they soften and warm through without browning too much or becoming brittle.
Swap the grape
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (avocado, feta cheese, lime, pepper, sunflower, tomato, lettuce):
- Lemonfits better
- Cherryfits better
- Mangofits better
- Grapethe original
Fit is the average pairing score against avocado, feta cheese, lime, pepper, sunflower, tomato, lettuce. 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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