Name: Yogurt Soup
Ingredients: 2 cucumbers or avocados, peeled and seeded; 1 tablespoon chopped onion; 3 cups yogurt; salt

Why it works: Cucumber and onion match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 6,050 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Yogurt Soup

Ingredients

2 cucumbers or avocados, peeled and seeded
1 tablespoon chopped onion
3 cups yogurt
salt

Directions

Grate cucumber or mash avocados.
Add other ingredients and blend well. Make this in a blender if you have one.
Garnish with dill (if using cucumber) or lime (if using avocado).

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

400Calories

22 gProtein

23 gFat

33 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 5 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Avocado	1 medium (150g)	240
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Cucumber	1/2 cup sliced (52g)	16
Salt	1 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.

Recipe from the Recipes Wiki (Fandom).

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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.

Cucumber + oniontop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together6,050 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Cucumber + yogurttop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together650 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Onion + yogurttop 17% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,022 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

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

What each ingredient does

Yogurt: Forms the creamy base and gives the soup its tangy flavor and smooth body.
Cucumbers or avocados: Provide the main body and flavor, with avocado adding richness and cucumber adding freshness.