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Creamy Roasted Red Pepper Spread

"A creamy blend of roasted red peppers, parsley, garlic, and Parmesan and cream cheese is garnished with chopped parsley and served with crackers."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Creamy Roasted Red Pepper Spread

Why it works: Parmesan cheese and cream cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 311 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Creamy Roasted Red Pepper Spread

18 servings
Prep10 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

675Calories
25 gProtein
18 gFat
100 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1

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.

  1. Parmesan cheese + cream cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together311 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  2. Pepper + parsleytop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together34,122 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  3. Parsley + garlictop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9,308 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  4. Pepper + garlictop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,090 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  5. Pepper + parmesan cheesetop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,322 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the parsley

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pepper, garlic, parmesan cheese, cream cheese):

  1. Basilfits better
  2. Oreganofits about as well
  3. Parsleythe original
  4. Dillfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against pepper, garlic, parmesan cheese, cream cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.