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Mint Flavored Tofu Dip

A tofu dip blended with mint, tomato, garlic, and chili, served with vegetables or chips.

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Why it works: Tomato and olive 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 ↓

Mint Flavored Tofu Dip

Ingredients

Directions

Make the dip

  1. Blend all ingredients with a food processor until smooth.

Serve

  1. Eat with fresh vegetables such as carrots, cauliflower, cucumber or chips.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

250Calories
10 gProtein
19 gFat
14 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Tofu100g firm76
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Mint2 tbsp fresh (3g)2
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

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.

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

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

  2. Garlic + olivetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Tomato + garlictop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together14,076 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  4. Clove + peppertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together17,451 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  5. Tomato + peppertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,923 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

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

What each ingredient does

Firm tofu
Provides the body and creamy base of the dip.
Tomato
Adds moisture and a mild acidity that brightens the dip.
Garlic
Contributes sharp, aromatic flavour that mellows slightly when blended.
Olive oil
Adds fat for a smoother texture and richer mouthfeel.
Mint leaves
Contributes fresh, aromatic herbal flavour.

Swap the mint

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (tofu, tomato, clove, garlic, olive, pepper):

  1. Cuminfits better
  2. Basilfits better
  3. Oreganofits better
  4. Mintthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against tofu, tomato, clove, garlic, olive, pepper. 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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