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White Cheddar and Horseradish Spread

"A rich and creamy cheese spread, with a powerful horseradish and cheddar kick. A perfect appetizer for a big dinner or snack for a party. Serve cold with crusty bread or veggies."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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White Cheddar and Horseradish Spread

Why it works: Horseradish and mustard match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,832 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

White Cheddar and Horseradish Spread

8 servings
Prep10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

215Calories
9 gProtein
19 gFat
2 gCarbs

Counts 3 of 4 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Horseradishnot 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. Horseradish + mustardtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,832 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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

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

  3. Cheddar cheese + mustardtop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together708 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  4. Cream cheese + mustardtop 24% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together200 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  5. Cream cheese + horseradishtop 25% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together100 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyraldehyde (malty, chocolate).

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

Swap the mustard

The recipe marks mustard as optional. How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cream cheese, cheddar cheese, horseradish):

  1. Mustardthe original
  2. Chivefits about as well
  3. Welsh onionfits less well
  4. Broccolifits less well

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