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Philadelphia® 7-Layer Mexican Dip

"So easy to make and eagerly eaten, this classic layered dip uses spicy cream cheese, guacamole, salsa, cheese, lettuce, and olives for a true crowd pleaser."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Philadelphia® 7-Layer Mexican Dip

Why it works: Cream cheese and cheddar cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 467 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Philadelphia® 7-Layer Mexican Dip

32 servings, 2 Tbsp. each
Prep10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

287Calories
12 gProtein
20 gFat
18 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Lettuce1 cup shredded (36g)5
Olive1 large (4g)4
Taconot 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 + cheddar cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together467 recipes

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

  2. Lettuce + olivetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,580 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy).

  3. Lettuce + oniontop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,562 recipes

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

  4. Onion + olivetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together29,779 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  5. Cheddar cheese + olivetop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,783 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

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

Swap the lettuce

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cream cheese, cheddar cheese, onion, olive):

  1. Chivefits better
  2. Potatofits better
  3. Tomatofits better
  4. Lettucethe original

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