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Southwestern Corn and Walnut Dip

"This is a delicious creamy corn and walnut dip that goes great with wheat crackers or tortilla chips. Its addicting combination of flavors makes it a winner at any party. It's always gone in the blink of an eye."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Southwestern Corn and Walnut Dip

Why it works: Lime and cumin match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,216 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Southwestern Corn and Walnut Dip

2 cups
Prep10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

390Calories
7 gProtein
28 gFat
35 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Corn1/2 cup kernels (82g)77
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Walnut1 walnut half (4g)26
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
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. Lime + cumintop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,216 recipes

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

  2. Lime + peppertop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,491 recipes

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

  3. Lime + corntop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together773 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  4. Cumin + oniontop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,498 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  5. Cumin + corntop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together798 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

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

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cream cheese, lime, pepper, cumin, corn, walnut):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Spinachfits better
  3. Lettucefits better
  4. Onionthe original

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