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Not Quite BLT with Mango Spread

A tortilla wrap with veggie bacon, lettuce, tomato, avocado, mango, and mango spread.

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Why it works: Lettuce and avocado match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 464 recipes. Both carry trans-2-hexenal, which smells green, leafy. The science ↓

Not Quite BLT with Mango Spread

Timeabout 1 minute per side

Ingredients

Directions

Make the mango spread

  1. Combine all ingredients for mango spread in blender or food processor, then blend until smooth.

  2. Adjust seasonings to taste, adding salt and more lemon or lime juice as needed.

  3. Transfer mango spread to a small bowl, cover and refrigerate until serving.

Cook the bacon

  1. Heat vegetable oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.

  2. Add veggie bacon in batches and cook until heated through.

  3. Transfer cooked bacon to a plate.

  4. Rinse and dry the skillet.

Assemble and serve

  1. Warm each tortilla in the skillet over medium heat until soft and flexible, about 1 minute per side.

  2. Place two bacon slices on the center of each tortilla, overlapping slightly.

  3. Top with a row of lettuce leaves, then tomato, avocado, and mango if desired, dividing equally.

  4. Season lightly with salt and pepper.

  5. Spoon some mango spread over the filling.

  6. Fold the bottom end of the tortilla partially over the filling, then roll into a bundle and serve.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1294Calories
35 gProtein
50 gFat
190 gCarbs

Counts 13 of 15 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 13 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Avocado1 medium (150g)240
Tortilla1 medium flour (45g)140
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Mango1 cup diced (165g)99
Tofu100g firm76
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Lettuce1 cup shredded (36g)5
Spreadnot in our table0
Coriandernot 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. Lettuce + avocadotop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together464 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy).

  2. Tomato + olivetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,539 recipes

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

  3. Tomato + avocadotop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,385 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  4. Avocado + olivetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,449 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  5. Lettuce + olivetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,580 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy).

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

What each ingredient does

Silken tofu
Blends into a creamy, smooth base that gives the spread its body.
Olive oil
Adds fat that makes the spread rich and smooth.
Ripe mango
Provides sweetness and fruity flavor to the spread and filling.
Avocado
Adds creamy fat and moisture to the filling.
Tomato
Adds moisture and acidity to the filling.
Flour tortillas
Form the pliable wrapper that holds the filling together.

The step that matters

Warming the tortillas until soft and flexible. Cold or dry tortillas crack and tear when folded around the filling. Warming them in the skillet softens the starches and makes them pliable enough to roll into a bundle.

Swap the mango

The recipe marks mango as optional. How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (flour, lettuce, tomato, avocado, spread, tofu, olive):

  1. Limefits better
  2. Cherryfits better
  3. Coconutfits better
  4. Mangothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against flour, lettuce, tomato, avocado, spread, tofu, olive. 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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