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Avocado and Black-Eyed-Pea Salsa

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Avocado and Black-Eyed-Pea Salsa

Why it works: Avocado and tomato are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,385 recipes. Both carry decanal, which smells soap, orange peel. The science ↓

Avocado and Black-Eyed-Pea Salsa

12 servings
Prep20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

554Calories
10 gProtein
38 gFat
56 gCarbs

Counts 12 of 13 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Avocado1 medium (150g)240
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Corn1/2 cup kernels (82g)77
Green Onion1 medium (110g)44
Plum1 medium (66g)30
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Cilantro1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Black-Eyed Peanot in our table0

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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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. Avocado + tomatotop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,385 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  2. Avocado + black-eyed peatop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together7 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Plum + red winetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together107 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).

  4. Tomato + black-eyed peatop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together100 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  5. Avocado + oniontop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,653 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

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

Swap the black-eyed pea

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (avocado, onion, plum, tomato, corn, red wine, vinegar):

  1. Beansfits better
  2. Chickpeafits better
  3. Sesamefits better
  4. Black-eyed peathe original

Fit is the average pairing score against avocado, onion, plum, tomato, corn, red wine, vinegar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.