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Skinny Seven Layer Dip

"The traditional 7 layer dip can be rather fattening, so here is a fresher, lighter alternative. It requires a tad more work, but I assure you it is worth it! I always have people asking for this recipe."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 16 ingredients
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Skinny Seven Layer Dip

Why it works: Jalapeno and avocado work together. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 441 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓

Skinny Seven Layer Dip

40 servings
Prep20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

776Calories
42 gProtein
35 gFat
87 gCarbs

Counts 15 of 17 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 15 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Avocado1 medium (150g)240
Black Bean1/2 cup canned (120g) drained114
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Corn1/2 cup kernels (82g)77
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Plum1 medium (66g)30
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Lettuce1 cup shredded (36g)5
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Jalapeno Pepper1 pepper (14g)4
Olive1 large (4g)4
Cilantro1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)1
Taconot in our table0
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. Jalapeno + avocadotop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together441 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  2. Pepper + lemontop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together27,047 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

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

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  4. Garlic + jalapenotop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,700 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  5. Garlic + avocadotop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,037 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cream, garlic, jalapeno, pepper, sauce, lemon, avocado):

  1. Corianderfits better
  2. Cuminfits better
  3. Parsleyfits better
  4. Clovethe original

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