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Lemon Parmesan Cheesy Dip

There are some really great flavors in this super easy dip. Use on many items to bump up taste and texture!

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Lemon Parmesan Cheesy Dip

Why it works: Cream cheese and parmesan cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 311 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Lemon Parmesan Cheesy Dip

Serves 4
Prep5 min
Cook3 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

376Calories
20 gProtein
25 gFat
20 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6

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. Cream cheese + parmesan cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together311 recipes

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

  2. Pepper + lemontop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together27,047 recipes

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

  3. Cream cheese + milktop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,393 recipes

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

  4. Pepper + parmesan cheesetop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,322 recipes

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

  5. Milk + lemontop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together19,053 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

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

Swap the lemon

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

  1. Lemonthe original
  2. Pineapplefits about as well
  3. Grapefits about as well
  4. Plumfits about as well

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