Why it works: Onion and goat cheese work together. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and 291 recipes mention both. Both carry ethyl butyrate, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓
The recipe
Serves 10Ingredients
Contains: egg, milk, soy, fish (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
Directions
Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.
Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Add the sliced onions, sugar and 1 teaspoon of the kosher salt, and stir to coat.
Cook the onions, stirring every few minutes, for about 40 minutes until deep golden brown and very soft. If they stick, add a splash of water and scrape the pan.
Stir in the Worcestershire and cook 2 minutes more. Remove from the heat and let the onions cool to room temperature, about 10 minutes.
While the onions cool, let the goat cheese and cream cheese soften at room temperature for about 10 minutes.
In a bowl, beat the goat cheese, cream cheese, mayonnaise and remaining 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt until smooth and spreadable.
Fold in the cooled caramelized onions, then cover and chill for at least 30 minutes before serving so the flavors meld. Serve cold or at room temperature.
Explore the science
The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Onion + goat cheesetop 5% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together291 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl butyrate (apple, fruity).
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Goat cheese + cream cheesetop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together44 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
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Butter + cream cheesetop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together2,746 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).
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Butter + goat cheesetop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together183 recipes
Shared aroma: gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy).
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Butter + oniontop 7% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together42,827 recipes
Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
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