Why it works: Beans and kidney beans match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and 364 recipes mention both. Both carry 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells green bell pepper, earthy. The science ↓
The recipe
Serves 4Ingredients
Contains: egg (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
Directions
Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.
Place the eggs in a saucepan, cover with cold water, bring to a boil, then simmer for 9 minutes until the yolks are set.
Drain the eggs, cool them under cold running water, peel, and cut each into quarters.
In a large bowl, combine the rinsed and drained beans, sliced red onion, halved cherry tomatoes, sliced red chilli and ½ tsp cumin.
Add the chopped coriander leaves and the bought dressing to the bowl, and toss gently until everything is coated.
Halve the avocados, cut into slices or chunks, and fold them gently into the bean mixture so they hold their shape.
Spoon the salad onto a serving platter or into four bowls, arranging the egg quarters on top before serving.
Explore the science
The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Beans + kidney beanstop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together364 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).
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Coriander + limetop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together3,536 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
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Avocado + limetop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together1,117 recipes
Shared aroma: trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy).
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Avocado + coriandertop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together1,094 recipes
Shared aroma: trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy).
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Avocado + beanstop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together375 recipes
Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Flavor stand-ins for the cherry tomato
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (egg, avocado, beans, kidney beans, onion, coriander, lime):
- Coconutbetter flavor fit
- Lemonbetter flavor fit
- Mangobetter flavor fit
- Cherry tomatothe original
Fit is the average pairing score against egg, avocado, beans, kidney beans, onion, coriander, lime. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).
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