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French Cheese Spread

"Combine butter, cream cheese, dried herbs, and spices for a mouthwatering, crowd-pleasing cheese spread. Perfect for holiday gatherings!"

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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French Cheese Spread

Why it works: Marjoram and thyme match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,225 recipes. Both carry terpineol, which smells pine, woody. The science ↓

French Cheese Spread

16 servings
Prep5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

225Calories
3 gProtein
22 gFat
7 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 10 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4
Sweet Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1
Leafnot in our table0
Marjoramnot in our table0

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. Marjoram + thymetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,225 recipes

    Shared aroma: terpineol (pine, woody).

  2. Oregano + basiltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,390 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  3. Oregano + marjoramtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together166 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  4. Basil + marjoramtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together688 recipes

    Shared aroma: terpineol (pine, woody).

  5. Oregano + thymetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together791 recipes

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

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

Swap the garlic

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, cream cheese, oregano, basil, dill, marjoram, thyme):

  1. Rosemaryfits better
  2. Parsleyfits better
  3. Sagefits better
  4. Garlicthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, cream cheese, oregano, basil, dill, marjoram, thyme. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.