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Emily's Famous Onion Dip

"This onion dip is a hit with all of my friends. Sometimes I throw in some fresh herbs from the garden too. They can't believe it isn't made with sour cream because it tastes great! For really low fat, use nonfat plain yogurt. Perfect for dipping potato chips or veggie sticks."

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Emily's Famous Onion Dip

Why it works: Onion and pepper are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 68,474 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Emily's Famous Onion Dip

2 cups
Prep10 min
Cook5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

255Calories
18 gProtein
12 gFat
18 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By allrecipes. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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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. Onion + peppertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together68,474 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  2. Butter + yogurttop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,333 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).

  3. Yogurt + vinegartop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together955 recipes

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).

  4. Onion + vinegartop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together18,226 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

  5. Vinegar + peppertop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,814 recipes

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

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

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, yogurt, vinegar, pepper):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Potatofits better
  3. Cucumberfits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, yogurt, vinegar, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.