Name: Cucumber Margarita Recipe
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 4 drinks
Ingredients: 1 medium English cucumber (about 1 pound), peeled and coarsely chopped; 8 ounces silver (blanco), 100 percent agave tequila; 4 ounces light agave nectar; 4 ounces freshly squeezed lime juice (from about 8 medium limes); 4 ounces Yellow Chartreuse; Ice; 4 lime wedges , for garnish

Why it works: Agave and lime match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 134 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

Cucumber Margarita Recipe

4 drinks

Cook10 min

Ingredients

1 medium English cucumber (about 1 pound), peeled and coarsely chopped
8 ounces silver (blanco), 100 percent agave tequila
4 ounces light agave nectar
4 ounces freshly squeezed lime juice (from about 8 medium limes)
4 ounces Yellow Chartreuse
Ice
4 lime wedges , for garnish

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

48Calories

1 gProtein

0 gFat

13 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 3 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Agave	1 tsp (7g)	21
Cucumber	1/2 cup sliced (52g)	16
Lime	juice of 1 lime (44ml)	11

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By chow. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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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.

Agave + limetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together134 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Cucumber + limetop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together649 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Cucumber + agavetop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together35 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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

Swap the cucumber

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (agave, lime):

Arrowrootfits better
Kalefits better
Welsh onionfits better
Cucumberthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against agave, lime. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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