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Creamy Tomato Dip Spread

My tomatoes are ripe and I have been using them in so many great recipes. Give this dip/spread a try! Easy and delicious!

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Creamy Tomato Dip Spread

Why it works: Tomato and pepper are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 17,923 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Creamy Tomato Dip Spread

Serves 8
Prep12 min
Cook4 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

228Calories
20 gProtein
11 gFat
14 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Chives1 tbsp (3g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

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. Tomato + peppertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,923 recipes

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

  2. Tomato + chivetop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together538 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  3. Chive + peppertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,885 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  4. Cream cheese + chivetop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together204 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  5. Cream + cream cheesetop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together1,087 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy).

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

Swap the tomato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cream, cream cheese, chive, pepper):

  1. Spinachfits better
  2. Welsh onionfits better
  3. Potatofits better
  4. Tomatothe original

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