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Veggie Cream Dip

"This dip is something I came up with cleaning out my fridge. It's very simple and takes very little time to make. It is also one of my most-requested items. I'm sure it will be a family favorite for you too! Serve with crackers."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Veggie Cream Dip

Why it works: Celery and tomato are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,377 recipes. Both carry 4'-methylacetophenone, which smells bitter almond. The science ↓

Veggie Cream Dip

5 cups
Prep15 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

243Calories
6 gProtein
21 gFat
8 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Ranch1 tbsp (15g) dressing73
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Celery1 stalk (40g)6

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. Celery + tomatotop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,377 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  2. Cream cheese + ranchtop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together63 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy).

  3. Ranch + celerytop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together42 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy).

  4. Cream cheese + tomatotop 21% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together446 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).

  5. Ranch + tomatotop 22% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together124 recipes

    Shared aroma: myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).

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

Swap the celery

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cream cheese, ranch, tomato):

  1. Dillfits about as well
  2. Garlicfits about as well
  3. Celerythe original
  4. Corianderfits about as well

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