Name: Guacamole with Tomato
Ingredients: 150px|right; 2 Ripe Avocados; 1/2 cup chopped tomato; 3 Tbsp chopped onion; Juice of half a lime; 1/4 tsp [[salt]

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 ↓

Guacamole with Tomato

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the avocado

Cut each avocado in half lengthwise around the seed in the middle of the avocado.
Scoop the seed out of the middle with a spoon.
Use the spoon to scoop the avocado flesh into a bowl.

Mash and mix

Mash the avocado with a fork until smooth.
Mix in the remaining ingredients until well combined.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

317Calories

6 gProtein

22 gFat

32 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 5 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Avocado	1 medium (150g)	240
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Lime	juice of 1 lime (44ml)	11
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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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.

Avocado + limetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,117 recipes

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

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,385 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Avocado + oniontop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,653 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Tomato + limetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,878 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Tomato + oniontop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together20,633 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

Avocados: Provide the creamy base, fat and smooth texture of the guacamole.
Tomato: Adds moisture and fresh bright flavor that lightens the rich avocado.
Onion: Adds sharp aroma and crunch that contrasts with the soft avocado.
Lime juice: Adds acidity that brightens the flavor and helps slow browning of the avocado.