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Marcona Almond Mayonnaise Recipe

This scrumptious gluten free, egg-free vegan mayo has quickly become a family favorite.

By chow · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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Why it works: Agave and almond match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 198 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

Marcona Almond Mayonnaise Recipe

1 batch

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

150Calories
0 gProtein
14 gFat
6 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Agave1 tsp (7g)21
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3

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.

  1. Agave + almondtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together198 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  2. Olive + almondtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,875 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  3. Agave + olivetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together175 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Apple cider vinegar + olivetop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together439 recipes

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).

  5. Apple cider vinegar + agavetop 21% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together35 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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

Swap the almond

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (apple cider vinegar, agave, olive):

  1. Cashew nutfits better
  2. Chickpeafits about as well
  3. Almondthe original
  4. Flaxseedfits about as well

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