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Dill and Cheese Dip

"A great dip to make and bring to potluck dinners with some veggies, such as carrots and broccoli."

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Dill and Cheese Dip

Why it works: Cottage cheese and cheddar cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 191 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Dill and Cheese Dip

4 cups
Prep15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

331Calories
36 gProtein
14 gFat
15 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Cottage Cheese1/2 cup (113g) 2%98
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4

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. Cottage cheese + cheddar cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together191 recipes

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

  2. Lemon + dilltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together976 recipes

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

  3. Garlic + dilltop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together943 recipes

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

  4. Cottage cheese + yogurttop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together174 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  5. Yogurt + cheddar cheesetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,032 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

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

Swap the lemon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cottage cheese, yogurt, garlic, cheddar cheese, dill):

  1. Avocadofits about as well
  2. Limefits about as well
  3. Lemonthe original
  4. Pineapplefits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against cottage cheese, yogurt, garlic, cheddar cheese, dill. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.