Why it works: Black-eyed pea and cumin work together. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and 24 recipes mention both. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓
The recipe
12 servingsIngredients
Contains: wheat (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
Also mentioned in the method: tortillas
Directions
Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.
In a small bowl, whisk together the red wine vinegar, olive oil, ground cumin, minced garlic, salt and black pepper to make a dressing.
In a large bowl, combine the diced avocados, chopped green onion, chopped cilantro, chopped roma tomatoes, drained shoepeg corn and rinsed, drained black-eyed peas.
Pour the dressing over the salad and gently toss to coat, taking care not to mash the avocado.
Taste and adjust the salt and black pepper as needed.
Cover and chill for at least 15 minutes so the flavors meld before serving. Serve with tortilla chips if desired.
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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Black-eyed pea + cumintop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together24 recipes
Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
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Avocado + tomatotop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together1,385 recipes
Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
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Tomato + cumintop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together3,272 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
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Plum + red winetop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together42 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).
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Tomato + red winetop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together806 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Flavor stand-ins for the plum
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (avocado, onion, tomato, corn, black-eyed pea, red wine, vinegar):
- Limebetter flavor fit
- Cherrybetter flavor fit
- Plumthe original
- Coconutabout as good a flavor fit
Fit is the average pairing score against avocado, onion, tomato, corn, black-eyed pea, red wine, vinegar. 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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