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Layered Black Bean Dip

"Black beans, spicy diced tomatoes, and shredded cheese on a base of cream cheese make a crowd-pleasing dip for chips and fresh veggies."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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Layered Black Bean Dip

Why it works: Beans and tomato match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,713 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Layered Black Bean Dip

4 cups dip
Prep5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

348Calories
17 gProtein
20 gFat
27 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Black Bean1/2 cup canned (120g) drained114
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Tomato1 medium (123g)22

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. Beans + tomatotop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,713 recipes

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

  2. Cream cheese + cheesetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together473 recipes

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

  3. Tomato + cheesetop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,896 recipes

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

  4. Beans + cheesetop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together741 recipes

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

  5. Cream cheese + beanstop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together118 recipes

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, pear).

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

Swap the tomato

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

  1. Welsh onionfits about as well
  2. Tomatothe original
  3. Chivefits about as well
  4. Mustardfits about as well

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