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Warm Reuben Spread

"Served as a spread or dip, classic Reuben sandwich ingredients--corned beef, sauerkraut, and Swiss cheese--are baked in a creamy base for a sure-fire party hit."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Warm Reuben Spread

Why it works: Cream cheese and swiss cheese share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 54 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Warm Reuben Spread

2 -1/2 cups spread

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

995Calories
51 gProtein
35 gFat
114 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 6 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Beef100g cooked250
Swiss Cheese1 oz (28g)108
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Rye1 slice (32g)83
Sauerkrautnot 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. Cream cheese + swiss cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together54 recipes

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

  2. Beef + swiss cheesetop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together153 recipes

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

  3. Beef + ryetop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together36 recipes

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

  4. Swiss cheese + ryetop 20% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11 recipes

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

  5. Cream cheese + beeftop 22% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together168 recipes

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

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