Name: Best Ever Cilantro Corn Salsa
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 2 ears corn on the cob, husks and silk removed; 2 tomatoes, chopped; 2 avocados - peeled, pitted, and diced; 1/2 bunch cilantro, stems cut off and leaves chopped; 1 white onion, chopped; 3 tablespoons chopped garlic; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar; kosher salt to taste

Why it works: Onion and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,058 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓

Best Ever Cilantro Corn Salsa

6 servings

Prep30 min

Cook15 min

Ingredients

2 ears corn on the cob, husks and silk removed
2 tomatoes, chopped
2 avocados - peeled, pitted, and diced
1/2 bunch cilantro, stems cut off and leaves chopped
1 white onion, chopped
3 tablespoons chopped garlic
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
kosher salt to taste

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

510Calories

8 gProtein

37 gFat

46 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Avocado	1 medium (150g)	240
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Corn	1/2 cup kernels (82g)	77
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Cilantro	1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)	1
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

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.

Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together29,058 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
Tomato + olivetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together15,539 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Tomato + avocadotop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,385 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Garlic + olivetop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together25,665 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Tomato + garlictop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together14,076 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

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