Common Ingredients in scallion salsa Recipes

We researched the most common ingredients in over a dozen popular scallion salsa recipes and found the top 15 ingredients.

The most common ingredient in scallion salsa dishes is scallions.

Cilantro, olive oil, lime, garlic, habanero chile, tomatoes and onion are also common ingredients in scallion salsa recipes. Variations include:

• parsley in place of cilantro
• parsley in place of garlic
• parsley in place of tomatoes
• parsley in place of onion

Salt is in 95% of scallion salsa recipes and pepper, 95%.

The average scallion salsa recipe has about 12.8 ingredients, with a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 26.

In terms of directions, scallion salsa recipes have about 3.4 steps on average, ranging from 1 to 7 instructions.

An average scallion salsa recipe takes about 40 minutes to prepare, ranging from 3 minutes to 2 hours 15 minutes.

Parent Dish: Salsa
Sibling Dishes: Tomato Salsa Tomatillo Salsa Bell Pepper Salsa

Ratios of Common Ingredients in Scallion Salsa

For 1 cup scallions (100 g), the median and average amounts of other significant ingredients are below. Some ingredients are potential substitutes for others, meaning they almost never exist together in a single scallion salsa recipe, and are marked below.

Ingredient	Median	Average	% of recipes with scallions	Potential subsitutions
cilantro	1 cup (16 g)	1.3 cup (21 g)	60%	parsley
olive oil	half a cup (108 g)	1.1 cup (234 g)	55%
garlic	2 clove (6 g)	3.3 clove (10 g)	45%	parsley
tomatoes	7.9 (492 g)	8.2 (507 g)	40%	parsley
onion	2 medium (220 g)	3.4 medium (372 g)	30%	parsley
sugar	1 teaspoon (4 g)	4 teaspoon (17 g)	25%
cumin	2 teaspoon (4 g)	1.4 teaspoon (3 g)	20%	balsamic vinegar

Ingredients by Average Weight in Scallion Salsa

We also found the average content of the significant ingredients by weight in scallion salsa recipes. This would be: 35% tomatoes, 24% scallions, 10% olive oil, 9% onion, 8% juice lime, 7% habanero chile, 2% lime, 2% cilantro and 1% lemon.

Here are the top ingredients, listed in order of popularity.

scallions

Scallions is the most popular ingredient in scallion salsa dishes. In fact, 100% of scallion salsa recipes contain scallions.

Chopped and sliced are frequent preparations for scallions in scallion salsa dishes.

Scallions is often included in scallion salsa dishes in amounts of 1 cup, 3 scallions or 4 scallions.

In scallion salsa recipes that contain scallions, it is on average, 9% by weight.

For scallion salsa recipes, scallions is frequently used with salt pepper, cilantro, olive oil, juice lime and garlic.

pepper

Another popular ingredient in scallion salsa is pepper. From the recipes we've sampled for scallion salsa, over 95% have pepper.

Variations of pepper include:

• salt pepper: 95% of recipes
• black pepper: 20% of recipes

In recipes for scallion salsa, pepper is often used with scallions, garlic, salt pepper, olive oil and juice lime.

salt pepper

Salt pepper is another common ingredient in scallion salsa dishes. In fact, over 95% of scallion salsa recipes contain salt pepper.

Packed is a frequent preparation for salt pepper in scallion salsa dishes.

Common quantities for salt pepper in scallion salsa dishes include 1 teaspoon.

In scallion salsa recipes that contain salt pepper, it is on average, 0.2% by weight.

Scallions, cilantro, olive oil, juice lime and garlic are commonly used together with salt pepper in scallion salsa dishes.

cilantro

Another popular ingredient in scallion salsa is cilantro. From the recipes we've sampled for scallion salsa, over 60% have cilantro.

Chopped and packed are frequent preparations for cilantro in scallion salsa dishes.

Cilantro is often included in scallion salsa dishes in amounts of 1 cup, half a cup or a quarter cup.

In scallion salsa recipes that contain cilantro, it is on average, 1.1% by weight.

For scallion salsa recipes, cilantro is frequently used with salt pepper, scallions, juice lime, habanero chile and tomatoes.

Potential substitutions for cilantro in scallion salsa:

• parsley

olive oil

Olive oil is another common ingredient in scallion salsa dishes. In fact, over 55% of scallion salsa recipes contain olive oil.

Olive oil is often included in scallion salsa dishes in amounts of a quarter cup, 1 cup or 5 tablespoons.

In scallion salsa recipes that contain olive oil, it is on average, 7% by weight.

In recipes for scallion salsa, olive oil is often used with salt pepper, scallions, juice lime, cilantro and habanero chile. On the other hand, olive oil is almost never used with balsamic vinegar.

lime

Another popular ingredient in scallion salsa is lime. From the recipes we've sampled for scallion salsa, over 55% have lime.

Variations of lime include:

• juice lime: 45% of recipes

Scallions, salt pepper, habanero chile, cilantro and onion are commonly used together with lime in scallion salsa dishes.

juice lime

Juice lime is another common ingredient in scallion salsa dishes. In fact, over 45% of scallion salsa recipes contain juice lime.

Juice lime is often included in scallion salsa dishes in amounts of 1 juice lime, 2 tablespoons or a quarter cup.

In scallion salsa recipes that contain juice lime, it is on average, 7% by weight.

For scallion salsa recipes, juice lime is frequently used with salt pepper, scallions, cilantro, olive oil and tomatoes. However, parsley is almost never used together with juice lime in scallion salsa dishes.

garlic

Another popular ingredient in scallion salsa is garlic. From the recipes we've sampled for scallion salsa, over 45% have garlic.

Scallion salsa dishes often call for garlic to be minced and grated.

Garlic is often included in scallion salsa dishes in amounts of 2 cloves or 1 clove.

In scallion salsa recipes that contain garlic, it is on average, 0.5% by weight.

In recipes for scallion salsa, garlic is often used with scallions, salt pepper, cilantro, juice lime and tomatoes.

Potential substitutions for garlic in scallion salsa:

• parsley

Also, garlic is not often used with flour, yellow cornmeal and coriander.

habanero chile

Habanero chile is another common ingredient in scallion salsa dishes. In fact, over 40% of scallion salsa recipes contain habanero chile.

Seeded, minced and chopped are frequent preparations for habanero chile in scallion salsa dishes.

Common quantities for habanero chile in scallion salsa dishes include half a habanero chile or 1 small.

In scallion salsa recipes that contain habanero chile, it is on average, 7% by weight.

Salt pepper, scallions, cilantro, juice lime and olive oil are commonly used together with habanero chile in scallion salsa dishes. Conversely, habanero chile is not often used with soy sauce, ginger root, balsamic vinegar, sesame and sesame oil.

tomatoes

Another popular ingredient in scallion salsa is tomatoes. From the recipes we've sampled for scallion salsa, over 40% have tomatoes.

Seeded and diced are frequent preparations for tomatoes in scallion salsa dishes.

In scallion salsa recipes that contain tomatoes, it is on average, 33% by weight.

For scallion salsa recipes, tomatoes is frequently used with scallions, salt pepper, cilantro, juice lime and garlic.

Potential substitutions for tomatoes in scallion salsa:

• parsley

Also, tomatoes is not often used with grapeseed oil, sesame and sesame oil.

onion

Onion is another common ingredient in scallion salsa dishes. In fact, over 30% of scallion salsa recipes contain onion.

Scallion salsa dishes often call for onion to be chopped.

Onion is often included in scallion salsa dishes in amounts of 1 medium or half a small.

In scallion salsa recipes that contain onion, it is on average, 11% by weight.

In recipes for scallion salsa, onion is often used with salt pepper, scallions, tomatoes, cilantro and juice lime.

Potential substitutions for onion in scallion salsa:

• parsley

Also, onion is not often used with cumin, grapeseed oil, tortilla chip, coriander, sesame and sesame oil.

sugar

Another popular ingredient in scallion salsa is sugar. From the recipes we've sampled for scallion salsa, over 25% have sugar.

In scallion salsa recipes that contain sugar, it is on average, 0.6% by weight.

Scallions, salt pepper, garlic, cilantro and juice lime are commonly used together with sugar in scallion salsa dishes. Conversely, sugar is not often used with tortilla chip.

lemon

Lemon is another common ingredient in scallion salsa dishes. In fact, over 25% of scallion salsa recipes contain lemon.

Variations of lemon include:

• juice lemon: 15% of recipes

For scallion salsa recipes, lemon is frequently used with salt pepper, scallions, parsley, olive oil and coriander.

cumin

Another popular ingredient in scallion salsa is cumin. From the recipes we've sampled for scallion salsa, over 20% have cumin.

Scallion salsa dishes often call for cumin to be ground.

Cumin is often included in scallion salsa dishes in amounts of 2 teaspoons.

In scallion salsa recipes that contain cumin, it is on average, 0.2% by weight.

In recipes for scallion salsa, cumin is often used with salt pepper, scallions, olive oil, juice lime and tortilla chip.

Potential substitutions for cumin in scallion salsa:

• balsamic vinegar

Also, cumin is not often used with onion, grapeseed oil, soy sauce, yellow cornmeal, ginger root, sesame, vegetable oil and sesame oil.

Other scallion salsa Ingredients

Other significant ingredients used in scallion salsa recipes include:

• tortilla chip - 15%
• soy sauce - 15%
• grapeseed oil - 15%
• parsley - 15%
• flour - 10%
• yellow cornmeal - 10%
• ginger root - 10%
• balsamic vinegar - 10%
• chili powder - 10%
• coriander - 10%
• sesame - 10%
• corn kernels - 10%
• vegetable oil - 10%
• sesame oil - 10%

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