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No Mayo 3 Cheese Spinach Dip

"Creamy spinach dip that tastes just like the one at the restaurant."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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No Mayo 3 Cheese Spinach Dip

Why it works: Mozzarella cheese and romano cheese share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 62 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

No Mayo 3 Cheese Spinach Dip

8 servings
Prep10 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

690Calories
28 gProtein
50 gFat
35 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Romano Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Pita Bread1 slice (30g) white79
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Spinach1 cup raw (30g)7
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Saucenot 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. Mozzarella cheese + romano cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together62 recipes

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

  2. Cream cheese + mozzarella cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together137 recipes

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

  3. Cream cheese + romano cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14 recipes

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

  4. Mozzarella cheese + cheddar cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together271 recipes

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

  5. Cream cheese + cheddar cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together467 recipes

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

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

Swap the spinach

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sauce, cream cheese, pepper, onion, mozzarella cheese, romano cheese, cheddar cheese):

  1. Tomatofits better
  2. Capsicumfits better
  3. Potatofits about as well
  4. Spinachthe original

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