Name: Bulgarian Guacamole
Ingredients: 2 ripe avocadoes; 1 medium tomato; 2 cloves of garlic; 2 tiny limes or 1 lemon; 1 swirl of olive oil; 1 pinch of salt; 1 spoonful chopped fresh cilantro

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 ↓

Bulgarian Guacamole

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

Slice the avocados in two, spoon the flesh into a bowl and mash with a fork.
Finely dice the tomato, press the garlic cloves through a garlic press, juice the limes, and chop the cilantro.

Combine

Mix everything together with the salt and olive oil.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

176Calories

2 gProtein

14 gFat

15 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Lemon	juice of 1 lemon (48ml)	12
Lime	juice of 1 lime (44ml)	11
Clove	1 tsp ground (2g)	7
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Cilantro	1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)	1
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.

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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.

Avocado + limetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,117 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Tomato + olivetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together15,539 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Avocado + tomatotop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,385 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Garlic + olivetop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together25,665 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Tomato + garlictop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together14,076 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

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

What each ingredient does

Avocados: Provide the creamy base that gives guacamole its body and rich texture.
Tomato: Adds moisture and a fresh, mild acidity that lightens the dip.
Garlic: Contributes sharp, pungent aroma that deepens the overall flavor.
Limes: Add acidity that brightens flavor and helps slow browning of the avocado.
Olive oil: Adds fat that makes the mash smoother and carries flavor.

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (avocado, tomato, garlic, lime, olive):

Corianderfits better
Cuminfits better
Oreganofits better
Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against avocado, tomato, garlic, lime, 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.