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Kendra's Creamy Leek Dip

"I make this dip once a year for family, friends, and co-workers. Everyone LOVES it! Only wild leeks will suit this recipe. Serve with crackers or tortilla chips. This dip will taste best after 24 hours."

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Kendra's Creamy Leek Dip

Why it works: Leek and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 150 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

Kendra's Creamy Leek Dip

24 servings
Prep15 min
Cook5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

205Calories
7 gProtein
13 gFat
15 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
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. Leek + garlictop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together150 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  2. Clove + peppertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together17,451 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  3. Leek + clovetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together579 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonanone (fruity, floral).

  4. Garlic + peppertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,090 recipes

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

  5. Clove + garlictop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,368 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

Swap the leek

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

  1. Chivefits better
  2. Capsicumfits better
  3. Spinachfits better
  4. Leekthe original

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