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Garlicky Feta White Bean Dip

A healthy, savory dip made with garlic and feta cheese.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Garlicky Feta White Bean Dip

Why it works: Lemon and dill match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 976 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Garlicky Feta White Bean Dip

Serves 14
Prep10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

358Calories
23 gProtein
19 gFat
26 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Feta Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Kidney Bean1/2 cup canned (128g) drained112
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By tastykitchen. 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. Lemon + dilltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together976 recipes

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

  2. Clove + dilltop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together187 recipes

    Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).

  3. Garlic + dilltop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together943 recipes

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

  4. Garlic + lemontop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together8,893 recipes

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

  5. Clove + garlictop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,368 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

Swap the kidney beans

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (clove, garlic, lemon, dill, cheese):

  1. Chickpeafits better
  2. Beansfits better
  3. Lentilsfits better
  4. Kidney beansthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against clove, garlic, lemon, dill, cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.