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Zesty Layered Shrimp Spread

"This cheesy, zesty shrimp spread will be the first thing to disappear at your next party!"

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Zesty Layered Shrimp Spread

Why it works: Parsley and lemon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 14,037 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Zesty Layered Shrimp Spread

24 servings
Prep20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

860Calories
49 gProtein
21 gFat
119 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Shrimp100g cooked99
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Red Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Saladnot in our table0
Saucenot 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.

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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. Parsley + lemontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14,037 recipes

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

  2. Parsley + peppertop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together34,122 recipes

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

  3. Lemon + peppertop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together27,047 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  4. Cream cheese + cheesetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together473 recipes

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

  5. Parsley + oniontop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,843 recipes

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

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

Swap the lemon

The recipe marks lemon as optional. How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (shrimp, parsley, pepper, cream cheese, sauce, cheese, onion):

  1. Avocadofits better
  2. Limefits about as well
  3. Lemonthe original
  4. Mangofits about as well

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