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Haricot, Herb and Ricotta Dip

Simplicity itself. This fresh-tasting ricotta dip is a great vegetarian starter along with slices of carrot and breadsticks for dipping.

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Why it works: Coriander and mint work together. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 940 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Haricot, Herb and Ricotta Dip

Serves 3
Prep30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

293Calories
11 gProtein
24 gFat
6 gCarbs

Counts 2 of 5 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 2 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Ricotta Cheese1/2 cup (124g) part-skim174
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Beannot in our table0
Coriandernot in our table0
Peppermintnot 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 bbcfood. 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. Coriander + minttop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together940 recipes

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

  2. Beans + olivetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,470 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

  3. Beans + coriandertop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,261 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).

  4. Coriander + olivetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,615 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

  5. Mint + olivetop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,240 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 mint

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (beans, coriander, olive):

  1. Cuminfits better
  2. Garlicfits better
  3. Cardamomfits better
  4. Mintthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against beans, coriander, olive. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.