Why it works: Sweetcorn and lime work together. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and 50 recipes mention both. Both carry myrcene, which smells balsamic, herbaceous. The science ↓
The recipe
Serves 4Ingredients
Contains: milk, wheat (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.
Rub the turkey breast steaks all over with the Cajun spice mix.
Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Cook the turkey for 4 to 5 minutes per side until golden and cooked through to 165°F (74°C) in the thickest part.
Transfer the turkey to a board, rest for 3 minutes, then slice into strips.
While the turkey cooks, mix the rinsed and drained sweetcorn, chopped red chilli, lime zest and lime juice in a bowl to make the salsa.
Warm the flour tortillas one at a time in a dry frying pan for about 20 seconds per side, then wrap them in a clean towel to keep warm.
Divide the sliced turkey and sweetcorn salsa between the tortillas. Add a spoonful of soured cream and some salad leaves, then roll up to serve.
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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Sweetcorn + limetop 8% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together50 recipes
Shared aroma: myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).
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Olive + limetop 6% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together3,205 recipes
Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
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Turkey + olivetop 8% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together95 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-hexenal (green, leafy).
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Olive + sweetcorntop 10% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together175 recipes
Shared aroma: myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).
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Sweetcorn + flourtop 11% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together124 recipes
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Flavor stand-ins for the lime
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (turkey, olive, sweetcorn, flour, cream):
- Coconutbetter flavor fit
- Avocadobetter flavor fit
- Cherryabout as good a flavor fit
- Limethe original
Fit is the average pairing score against turkey, olive, sweetcorn, flour, cream. 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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