Perfect Pairings & Recipes for
Vegan Mayonnaise

Top flavour pairings and vegan mayonnaise recipes, revealed through the hidden methmatics of flavour.

Vegan mayonnaise instantly conjures the evocative embrace of mustard and the kiss of bean, yet its initial sourness is only the opening note. Beneath lies a sophisticated tapestry of delicate cabbage, hints of coconut, and the sharp acidity of vinegar. These are the notes that lend it such remarkable, resonant depth. Understanding how these elements interplay is the secret to unlocking vegan mayonnaise's pairing potential.

To illuminate these harmonies, we embarked on an ambitious journey, analysing thousands of ingredients. Each was meticulously deconstructed across 150 distinct flavour dimensions, allowing us to pinpoint precisely which notes complement in both classic and unexpected ways. Our exploration reveals, for instance, how the fresh, green cis-3-hexenal in tomato can carry vegan mayonnaise, and how tomato purée's solanum notes forge a beautiful synergy with its pungent aroma.

An ingredient's flavour profile is determined by its core characteristics (e.g. acidic, vegetal, and herbal) enhanced by layers of subtle aroma notes (outer bars). When pairing ingredients, aim for a mix of core traits to build balance, and select complementary aroma notes to create harmony.

Flavour Pairing Method

To understand how flavour notes harmonise, we analysed more than 50,000 popular ingredient combinations. By exploring these pairings, we identified specific flavour notes that frequently occur together, indicating they share a harmonious relationship.

The Flavours That Harmonise With Mustard Notes

Our analysis shows that the flavour of mustard is strongly associated with the flavour of tomato. This suggests we should look for ingredients with a tomatoey flavour, such as tomato purée, when pairing with the mustardy notes of vegan mayonnaise.

The recipe below provides inspiration for pairing vegan mayonnaise with tomato purée.

Harmonious Flavours Of Vegan Mayonnaise

Just as our analysis showed that mustard and tomatoey flavours combine harmoniously, we can identify the full profile of flavours that harmonise with each of the flavour notes present in vegan mayonnaise. For instance, the vinegary notes of vegan mayonnaise are strongly associated with cucumber and hickory accents.

The accents associated with the various aroma accents of vegan mayonnaise can be seen highlighted in the pink bars below.

Matching Flavour Profiles

The flavour profile of tomato offers many of the notes complementary to vegan mayonnaise, including tomato and cucumber notes. Because the flavour profile of tomato has many of the of the features that are complementary to vegan mayonnaise, they are likely to pair very well together.

The chart above shows the unique profile of tomato across 150 dimensions of flavour, while the recipes below offer inspiration for bringing these flavours together with vegan mayonnaise.

Recipes That Pair Vegan Mayonnaise With Tomato

Linked Flavour Notes

Looking at the aromas that are most strongly associated with the various flavours of vegan mayonnaise, we can identify other ingredients that are likely to pair well.

The left side of the chart above highlights the aroma notes of vegan mayonnaise, along with the complementary aromas associated with each note. While the right side shows some of the ingredients that share many of the aroma accents complementary to vegan mayonnaise.

What To Drink With Vegan Mayonnaise

The tomato notes in bloody mary make it a perfect pairing with vegan mayonnaise. Likewise, the pine flavours in hepple gin create a match made in heaven. Explore a variety of ingredients below that beautifully complement the unique character of vegan mayonnaise below.

Which Vegetables Go With Vegan Mayonnaise?

Choose vegetables that anchor its sharpness or resonate with its pungent aroma. Tomato offers vibrant, clean counterpoints, its verdant freshness lifting the palate. Baby gem lettuce add a gentle, oniony brightness, while green bell pepper introduces a sophisticated, anise-tinged elegance.

Alternatively, embrace vegetables that harmonise with vegan mayonnaise's starchyness. The addition of cucumber, with its subtle mentholic notes, can complement the bean beautifully. Green chilli bridges earthiness and citrus zest, while jalapeño lends a watery aroma.

How Flavonomics Works

We've pioneered a unique, data-driven approach to decode the intricate art of flavour pairing. Our goal is to move beyond intuition and uncover the science of why certain ingredients harmonise beautifully. This rigorous methodology allows us to provide you with insightful and reliable pairing recommendations.

Our analysis begins with over 50,000 carefully selected recipes from acclaimed chefs like Galton Blackiston, Marcello Tully, and Pierre Lambinon. This premium dataset ensures our model distils genuine culinary excellence and creativity.

Each ingredient from these recipes is deconstructed across 150 distinct flavour dimensions, creating a unique numerical "flavour fingerprint." This quantification allows us to apply advanced analytical methods to identify complex patterns between flavour notes.

We identify popular ingredient combinations that frequently appear in our recipe database. Regression analysis is then performed on these pairings to statistically validate and pinpoint truly harmonious flavours.

These insights drive our predictive model, which allows us to take any ingredient (e.g., Vegan mayonnaise), analyse its detailed flavour profile, and accurately reveal its complementary flavours and perfect ingredient partners.