16 Recipe Tweaks That Sound Wrong But Taste So Right

On July 1, the official New York Times account tweeted the following: “Add green peas to your guacamole.” The President of the United States responded that he was “not buying” it, there were calls for the Times to delete their Twitter account altogether, and the newspaper’s public editor declared it another “Grape Salad” crisis, using the hashtag “PleaseNoPeas.”

We laughed along, until we looked deep inside ourselves and realized that we, too, put peas in our guacamole. And white beans in our hummus. And celery in our Caesar salads in place of croutons. And a whole slew of other things that might offend classicists.

If you thought pea guacamole was crazy, here are 16 other recipes that might make you cover your eyes:

Things we called “guacamole”:

Smashed Pea Guacamole with Cilantro, Ginger, and Lime by thechocolatefig

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Greek-amole by HalfKiwi

Guacamole Quinoa by foxeslovelemons

“Moraccan Guacamole” Toasts with Fried Egg by creamtea

Minty Pea Purée on Toast by Gena Hamshaw

Things we called “hummus”:

Miso Hummus by mrslarkin

Tara Duggan’s Chard Stalk Hummus by Genius Recipes

Hard Squash Hummus by Modern Farmer

Black Garlic White Bean Hummus by Camilla Maybee

Everything else that might upset you:

Buffalo-Style Quinoa Chili by Stacy McCann

Spanish Tortilla by Amanda Hesser

Vegan Lentil Bolognese with Cashew Parmesan by Gena Hamshaw

Vegan Caesar Salad with Polenta Croutons by Gena Hamshaw

Allen Miglore’s Caesar Salad by Genius Recipes

Frozen Banana Daiquiri by Erik Lombardo

Key Lime Meringue Pie by Posie Harwood

This article originally appeared on Food52

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