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Olive-Egg Salad Tortillas

A tortilla filled with a mixture of chopped hard‑boiled eggs, mayonnaise, olive oil, olives, sun‑dried tomatoes, and spices, topped with arugula.

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Why it works: Olive and tomato 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 ↓

Olive-Egg Salad Tortillas

Ingredients

Directions

Make the filling

  1. Mix eggs, mayonnaise, olive oil, black olives, sun-dried tomatoes and red pepper flakes.

  2. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Assemble and roll

  1. Warm tortillas between damp paper towels in microwave.

  2. Spread egg mixture on tortillas, leaving a ½-inch border.

  3. Top with arugula leaves.

  4. Roll up tortillas.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

386Calories
12 gProtein
24 gFat
34 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Tortilla1 medium flour (45g)140
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Arugula1 cup (20g)5
Olive1 large (4g)4
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
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.

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. Olive + tomatotop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,539 recipes

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

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

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

  5. Pepper + garlictop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,090 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

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

What each ingredient does

Hard-cooked eggs
Provide the bulk and creamy body of the salad filling.
Mayonnaise
Binds the chopped eggs into a spreadable, moist filling.
Extra-virgin olive oil
Adds fat and a fruity flavor that carries the other ingredients.
Black olives
Contribute salty, briny flavor and a savory note to the filling.
Sun-dried tomatoes
Add concentrated tomato sweetness and chewy texture to the filling.
Garlic and herb tortillas
Act as the flexible wrapper that holds the filling when rolled.

The step that matters

Warm tortillas between damp paper towels. Warming softens the tortillas so they bend without cracking when rolled. Cold tortillas are stiff and tear easily, and damp towels keep them from drying out in the microwave.

Swap the arugula

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

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Eggplantfits better
  3. Spinachfits better
  4. Arugulathe original

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